Sequelae of Cesarean and Vaginal Deliveries: Psychosocial Outcomes for Mothers and Infants

Sequelae of Cesarean and Vaginal Deliveries Psychosocial Outcomes for Mothers and Infants

Mother-infant dyads grouped according to whether the infants had been delivered vaginally ( n = 74) or by planned ( n = 37) or unplanned cesarean ( n = 56) were compared on psychosocial outcomes at 4 and 12 months postpartum. Hypotheses were that unplanned cesarean delivery would be related to less...

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Published in:Developmental psychology Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 251 - 260
Main Authors: Durik, Am a M, Hyde Roseanne Clark, Janet Shibley
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States American Psychological Association 01-03-2000
Subjects:
Adult
Babies
Birth
Birth experiences
Births
Caesarean section
Cesarean Births
Cesarean section
Cesarean Section - methods
Cesarean Section - psychology
Child Development
Comparative Analysis
Depression (Psychology)
Educational Background
Emotional Adjustment
Factors
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Human
Humans
Infant
Infant Development
Infant, Newborn
Infants
Major Depression
Mediating Factors
Mother Child Relations
Mother-Infant interactions
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
Neurosis
Neuroticism
Parent Attitudes
Parent Child Relationship
Parental Attitudes
Postpartum Period - psychology
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Psychology
Psychosocial Development
Psychosocial Factors
Self Esteem
Sequelae
Social Adjustment
Socialization
Stress Reactions
Time Factors
USA
Well Being
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Summary:Mother-infant dyads grouped according to whether the infants had been delivered vaginally ( n = 74) or by planned ( n = 37) or unplanned cesarean ( n = 56) were compared on psychosocial outcomes at 4 and 12 months postpartum. Hypotheses were that unplanned cesarean delivery would be related to less optimal outcomes and that this relationship would be mediated by mother's appraisal of the delivery and would attenuate over time. No delivery-related differences in mother-infant interactions were found at 4 or 12 months postpartum with one exception: Women low in neuroticism who delivered by unplanned cesarean showed less positive affect toward their infants at 4 months than did women high in neuroticism who delivered by unplanned cesarean or women in any other group. There was some evidence of the mediating role of maternal appraisal of the delivery on these effects. In general, the results indicate little cause for concern about the quality of mother-infant interactions following cesarean deliveries.
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ISSN:0012-1649
1939-0599
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.36.2.251