Unfolding of maternal-infant bonding amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Social support as a risk and protective factor / N. SHIFFMAN in Development and Psychopathology, 37-2 (May 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inDevelopment and Psychopathology > 37-2 (May 2025) . - p.1018-1026 Titre : Unfolding of maternal-infant bonding amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Social support as a risk and protective factor Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : N. SHIFFMAN, Auteur ; H. GLUSKA, Auteur ; Shiri MARGALIT, Auteur ; Y. MAYER, Auteur ; R. DAHER, Auteur ; L. ELYASYAN, Auteur ; N. ELIA, Auteur ; M. SHARON WEINER, Auteur ; H. MIREMBERG, Auteur ; M. KOVO, Auteur ; T. BIRON-SHENTAL, Auteur ; R. GABBAY-BENZIV, Auteur ; L. HELPMAN, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1018-1026 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : COVID-19 pandemic  attachment  mother-infant  social support Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background:Social, familial, and physiological stressors may put maternal-infant bonding at risk. Therefore, it is plausible that the stressful conditions brought on by COVID-19 could influence maternal-infant bonding. This study aimed to elucidate the contribution of COVID-19-related experience to variance in maternal-infant bonding, beyond that of established risk factors and as moderated by social support.Methods:This longitudinal, multicenter study examined the relationship of demographic and obstetric variables, social support, postpartum depression, as well as COVID-19-related fear, exposure, and subjective difficulty with mother-infant bonding six months following birth. Participants (N = 246) were women who delivered during the pandemics' strict lockdown period and were recruited 10 weeks after a liveborn delivery and followed up six months later.Results:Relationship between fear of COVID-19 and maternal-infant bonding was moderated by social support: Amongst mothers with high levels of social support, fear of COVID-19 negatively predicted bonding.Discussion:Results indicate that social support, while overall a protective factor for mother-infant bonding, may lose its buffering effect when fear of COVID-19 is high. This relationship was maintained even when early bonding experiences such as forced separation and the risk incurred by postpartum depression were accounted for. Implications for providers are discussed. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424000853 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=552 [article] Unfolding of maternal-infant bonding amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: Social support as a risk and protective factor [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / N. SHIFFMAN, Auteur ; H. GLUSKA, Auteur ; Shiri MARGALIT, Auteur ; Y. MAYER, Auteur ; R. DAHER, Auteur ; L. ELYASYAN, Auteur ; N. ELIA, Auteur ; M. SHARON WEINER, Auteur ; H. MIREMBERG, Auteur ; M. KOVO, Auteur ; T. BIRON-SHENTAL, Auteur ; R. GABBAY-BENZIV, Auteur ; L. HELPMAN, Auteur . - p.1018-1026. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Development and Psychopathology > 37-2 (May 2025) . - p.1018-1026 Mots-clés : COVID-19 pandemic  attachment  mother-infant  social support Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background:Social, familial, and physiological stressors may put maternal-infant bonding at risk. Therefore, it is plausible that the stressful conditions brought on by COVID-19 could influence maternal-infant bonding. This study aimed to elucidate the contribution of COVID-19-related experience to variance in maternal-infant bonding, beyond that of established risk factors and as moderated by social support.Methods:This longitudinal, multicenter study examined the relationship of demographic and obstetric variables, social support, postpartum depression, as well as COVID-19-related fear, exposure, and subjective difficulty with mother-infant bonding six months following birth. Participants (N = 246) were women who delivered during the pandemics' strict lockdown period and were recruited 10 weeks after a liveborn delivery and followed up six months later.Results:Relationship between fear of COVID-19 and maternal-infant bonding was moderated by social support: Amongst mothers with high levels of social support, fear of COVID-19 negatively predicted bonding.Discussion:Results indicate that social support, while overall a protective factor for mother-infant bonding, may lose its buffering effect when fear of COVID-19 is high. This relationship was maintained even when early bonding experiences such as forced separation and the risk incurred by postpartum depression were accounted for. Implications for providers are discussed. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579424000853 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=552

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