Table 2.
Perceived parental bond and its association with maternal-fetal attachment of pregnant women. Pelotas, Southern Brazil.
| Variable | N (%) | Maternal-fetal attachment |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | |||
| Maternal care | 0.016 | ||
| High | 383 (45.9) | 99.6 (11.4) | |
| Low | 452 (54.1) | 97.7 (11.7) | |
| Maternal overprotection | 0.154 | ||
| Overprotection | 498 (59.6) | 98.1 (12.0) | |
| Protection | 337 (40.4) | 99.3 (11.0) | |
| Paternal carea | 0.370 | ||
| High | 426 (55.6) | 98.9 (11.8) | |
| Low | 340 (44.4) | 98.1 (11.6) | |
| Paternal overprotectiona | 0.104 | ||
| Overprotection | 465 (60.7) | 99.1 (11.5) | |
| Protection | 301 (39.3) | 97.7 (11.9) | |
| Total | 835 (100.0) | 98.6 (11.6) | – |
a
Only pregnant women that reported contact with a paternal figure during childhood and/or adolescence.