The relationship between multi‑dimensional self‑compassion and fetal‑maternal attachment in prenatal period in referred women to Mashhad Health Center

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1 Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

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چکیده

Background: Multi‑dimensional self‑compassion is one of the important factors predictingfetal‑maternal attachment which vary among different cultures and countries. So the aim ofthis study was to determine the relationship between multi‑dimensional, self‑compassion, andfetal‑maternal attachment in the prenatal period. Subjects and Methods: This cross‑sectionalstudy was carried on 394 primigravida women to Mashhad Health Care Centers in withtwo stage sampling method (cluster‑convenience) in the year 2014. Demographic/prenatalcharacteristics, multi‑dimensional self‑compassion (26Q) with five dimension (includingself‑kindness, self‑judgment, common humanity, isolation items, mindfulness, over‑identified),and fatal‑maternal attachment (21Q) were completed by the participants. The statistical analysiswas performed with various statistical tests such as Pearson correlation coefficient, t‑test, one‑wayANOVA, and linear regression using SPSS statistical software (version 14). Results: Basedon the findings, the mean (standard deviation) value for multi‑dimensional self‑compassionwas 59.81 (6.4) and for fatal‑maternal attachment was 81.63 (9.5). There was a positivecorrelation between fatal‑maternal attachment and total self‑compassion (P = 0.005, r = 0.30)and its dimension including self‑kindness (P = 0.003, r = 0.24), self‑judgment (P = 0.001,r = 0.18), common humanity (P = 0.004, r = 0.28), isolation items (P = 0.006, r = 0.17),mindfulness (P = 0.002, r = 0.15), over‑identified (P = 0.001, r = 0.15). Conclusions: Therewas a correlation between the multi‑dimensional self‑compassion and fetal‑maternal attachmentin pregnant women. Hence, educating people like caregivers by community health midwivesregarding psychological problems in during pregnancy can be effective in early diagnosingand identifying such disorders.

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