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Maternal–infant attachment following caesarean delivery
Author(s) -
HILLAN EDITH M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1992.tb00053.x
Subject(s) - caesarean section , medicine , obstetrics , vaginal delivery , caesarean delivery , pregnancy , genetics , biology
Summary• A study group of 50 low‐risk primigravidae of normal stature delivered by emergency caesarean section during the course of labour were compared with a closely matched control group of 50 primigravidae delivered vaginally. • Data for the purposes of the study was collected from a number of sources including semi‐structured interviews on the 3rd or 4th postnatal day and 6 months after the birth. • Women delivered by emergency caesarean section took significantly longer than those delivered vaginally to feel close to their infants and these differences persisted for several months. • Contact between women delivered by caesarean section and their babies was found to be restricted in the 24 h following caesarean delivery. • This paper focuses on maternal‐infant attachment following delivery, and discusses some of the implications of the findings for midwifery practice.