The influence of maternal mental health, attachment and hormonal factors on a mother’s attachment to her fetus during pregnancy Hart, Karyn 2015, The influence of maternal mental health, attachment and hormonal factors on a mother’s attachment to her fetus during pregnancy, DPsych(Clin) thesis, School of Psychology, Deakin University. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads hart-theinfluence-2015A.pdf Connect to thesis application/pdf 5.14MB 205 Title The influence of maternal mental health, attachment and hormonal factors on a mother’s attachment to her fetus during pregnancy Author Hart, Karyn Institution Deakin University School School of Psychology Faculty Faculty of Health Degree type Research doctorate Degree name DPsych(Clin) Thesis advisor Lewis, Andrew orcid.org/0000-0002-2519-7976 Date submitted 2015-07 Keyword(s) maternal mental health maternal-fetal attachment oxytocin cortisol prenatal stress anxiety depression Summary  The thesis investigated the role of maternal mental health, maternal attachment and hormones in the development of maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy. The study found that oxytocin and cortisol were associated with maternal-fetal attachment throughout pregnancy. The study also found that maternal mental health, particularly anxiety, stress and depression during the prenatal period impacted on the development of maternal-fetal attachment across pregnancy. The findings have clinical and research implications with regard to early intervention for attachment and maternal well-being. Language eng Field of Research 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Description of original 226 pages : tables, graphs Copyright notice ©The Author. All Rights Reserved Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30082799 Document type: Thesis Collections: Higher degree theses (Open Access) Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 13 Apr 2016, 10:13:58 EST Thu, 14 Apr 2016, 08:31:08 EST Fri, 13 May 2016, 10:39:22 EST Fri, 13 May 2016, 10:40:33 EST Fri, 13 May 2016, 10:42:15 EST Thu, 09 Mar 2017, 07:19:59 EST Thu, 09 Mar 2017, 09:13:30 EST Tue, 31 Jul 2018, 12:22:55 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 18:54:15 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 281 Abstract Views, 218 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 13 Apr 2016, 10:13:46 EST by Kate Percival