Factors Affecting Postnatal Mother-To-Infant Bonding

NCT07252466 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 62/2019
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 104
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the factors that affect the postnatal mother-to-infant bonding.

Conditions

Postpartum; Bonding; Newborn

Keywords

postnatal; bonding; infant; mothers-infant bonding

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• MIBS level

  After the first breastfeeding experience was completed, the mother assessed based on the mothers' self-reports using the Mother-Infant Bonding Scale (MIBS). The "MIBS", developed by Taylor et al., was used to assess mother-to-infant bonding following the first breastfeeding. The MIBS consists of 8 items rated on a 4-point Likert scale (0-3). Items 1, 4, and 6 assess positive emotions (scored as 0, 1, 2, 3), while items 2, 3, 5, 7, and 8 assess negative emotions (scored as 3, 2, 1, 0). Total scores range from 0 to 24, with lower scores indicating stronger mother-infant bonding. The tool has no specific cut-off value and has been shown to be sensitive in detecting subtle variations in early maternal bonding.

  Immediately after completion of the first breastfeeding

Study Arms (1)

Term newborn-mother group

The group consists of mothers who gave birth at the hospital where the study was conducted during the data collection period and were found to be eligible to participate in the study, along with their infants. No intervention was performed on the mothers or infants.

Other: No intervention

Interventions

No intervention OTHER

No intervention was performed on the mothers or infants.

Term newborn-mother group

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Mothers who give birth at the Maternity and Children's Hospital and their infants

You may qualify if:

• All healthy mothers who applied to the hospital's maternity ward at the time of the study
• who had a normal spontaneous delivery
• infants who were born at ≥38 gestational weeks
• infants who were deemed healthy by the physician were included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Mothers who had a risky health problem during delivery
• Infants who had a congenital illness

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Acibadem University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Acıbadem University

Istanbul, Ataşehir, 34750, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Hailemeskel HS, Kebede AB, Fetene MT, Dagnaw FT. Mother-Infant Bonding and Its Associated Factors Among Mothers in the Postpartum Period, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 13;13:893505. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.893505. eCollection 2022.

  PMID: 35911218 RESULT

• Nakano M, Upadhyaya S, Chudal R, Skokauskas N, Luntamo T, Sourander A, Kaneko H. Risk factors for impaired maternal bonding when infants are 3 months old: a longitudinal population based study from Japan. BMC Psychiatry. 2019 Mar 8;19(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12888-019-2068-9.

  PMID: 30849963 RESULT

• Ohara M, Okada T, Aleksic B, Morikawa M, Kubota C, Nakamura Y, Shiino T, Yamauchi A, Uno Y, Murase S, Goto S, Kanai A, Masuda T, Nakatochi M, Ando M, Ozaki N. Social support helps protect against perinatal bonding failure and depression among mothers: a prospective cohort study. Sci Rep. 2017 Aug 25;7(1):9546. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-08768-3.

  PMID: 28842556 RESULT

• Taylor A, Atkins R, Kumar R, Adams D, Glover V. A new Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale: links with early maternal mood. Arch Womens Ment Health. 2005 May;8(1):45-51. doi: 10.1007/s00737-005-0074-z. Epub 2005 May 4.

  PMID: 15868385 RESULT

• Tichelman E, Westerneng M, Witteveen AB, van Baar AL, van der Horst HE, de Jonge A, Berger MY, Schellevis FG, Burger H, Peters LL. Correlates of prenatal and postnatal mother-to-infant bonding quality: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2019 Sep 24;14(9):e0222998. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222998. eCollection 2019.

  PMID: 31550274 RESULT

Study Officials

• Merve Coşkun, Assist.Prof.

  Acibadem University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 18, 2025
• First Posted: November 26, 2025
• Study Start: August 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2022
• Study Completion: May 1, 2022
• Last Updated: November 26, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)