Development of an assessment tool for the transition of Japanese primiparas becoming mothers: Reliability and validity.

Objective: We developed a measurement tool that may be used for Japanese primiparas to determine their progress in the transition to being a mother.

Design: Quantitative descriptive study.

Setting: Japan.

Smartphone use during breastfeeding and its impact on mother-infant interaction and maternal responsiveness: Within-subject design.

This study investigated the association between maternal smartphone use during breastfeeding and the quality of mother-infant interactions and maternal visual responsiveness to the infant's bids for attention. We observed 13 mother-infant dyads and video-recorded breastfeeding under the experimental (smartphone use) and control (no smartphone use) conditions on separate days. To evaluate the quality of mother-infant interactions between the two conditions, we used the Japanese revised version of the Assessment of Mother-Infant Sensitivity (AMIS) scale.

Transition to motherhood for Japanese primiparas from delivery to 6 months postpartum: A qualitative study.

Aim: This study investigates aspects of the socio-culturally influenced Japanese primiparas' transition to motherhood.

Design: A qualitative descriptive study approach with interviews of Japanese primiparas was used.

Methods: Individual interviews with 21 Japanese primiparas were conducted, with a focus on their transition to motherhood and familiarization with the maternal role.

Mothers' habitual smartphone use, infants during breastfeeding, and mother-infant bonding: A longitudinal study.

The excessive use of digital media by breastfeeding mothers may reduce their responsiveness to their child. However, there are no longitudinal studies focusing on breastfeeding during infancy. This study aimed to examine mothers' habitual use of smartphones and their observations of their infants during breastfeeding and identifies changes in the relationship between mother's breastfeeding habits and bonding with their infants.

Shared decision-making for women facing an unplanned pregnancy: A qualitative study.

This study aimed to explore the competencies of health care practitioners who promote shared decision-making (SDM)-based care for women facing an unplanned pregnancy in Japan. We conducted semistructured interviews with 12 care providers who are pioneers in care for women facing an unplanned pregnancy and adopted a modified grounded theory approach for data analysis. A three-step model for shared decision making in practice (team talk, option talk, and decision talk) was used as a reference.