Publications by authors named "Sella Devita"
Background: Childbirth may lead to perinatal mental health issues, such as childbirth-related posttraumatic stress symptoms (CB-PTSS), depression, and anxiety. Despite well explored mother-infant interactions in the context of maternal depression and anxiety, only limited studies investigated mother-infant interactions in the context of CB-PTSS, which is the aim of the present study.
Methods: One-hundred mother-infant dyads in the French speaking part of Switzerland were classified into three groups: birth-related symptoms (BRS, i.
Article Synopsis
- * Data from a randomized control trial were used, assessing 55 French-speaking mother-infant pairs at six weeks and six months postpartum through questionnaires and developmental scales.
- * Findings reveal that higher maternal CB-PTSS scores are linked to poorer mother-infant bonding, particularly in cases where general symptoms are more pronounced, while birth-related symptoms showed a positive association with cognitive development in infants.