Objective
This study aims to analyze the relationship between birth trauma as a result of prematurity and the mother-baby bond associated with premature birth.
Methods
A survey of bio-socio-demographic data (age, education, race, marital status, work), obstetric and childbirth developed by the researcher with categorical variables was used to characterize the maternal data. A structured clinical interview was used to characterize premature birth as traumatic using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) – The Criterion and the scale of mother-child connection, validated in the literature in the English version, for assess the mother-baby bond premature.
Results
The premature birth was taken as traumatic in 43 (71.7%) of the mothers studied. The feeling of maternal link “Sad” and the variable if the searched worked or were not the only ones that showed significant association with the occurrence of premature birth trauma.
Conclusion
Premature birth can be considered a traumatic experience for mother and can influence the development of mother-infant bonding adversely. Directions for future research are discussed.
Post-traumatic stress; prematurity; mother-baby relationship