Citation

Faisal-Cury A, Levy RB, Matijasevich A. Matern. Child Health J. 2021; 25(5): 706-714.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10995-020-03024-z

PMID

33206304

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between mother-child bonding at 6-9 months after birth and suicidal ideation METHODS: A cross-sectional study embedded in a clinical trial with 358 low-income postpartum women who had antenatal depression in São Paulo, Brazil. The Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire and the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 were used RESULTS: The percentage of the main outcome, suicidal ideation (SI) was 10.3%. Using logistic regression models, bonding impairment (BI) was associated with SI even after controlling for postpartum depression and other covariates.
CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: SI affects 10% of vulnerable postpartum women. BI is independently associated with SI. Treating BI may prevent SI.

Language: en

Keywords

Bonding impairment; Brazil; Cross-Sectional Studies; Depression; Depression, Postpartum; Female; Humans; Mother-Child Relations; Mother-infant dyad; Postnatal depression; Postpartum depression; Pregnancy; Suicidal ideation; Suicidal Ideation