Table 5.

Summary of maternal and infant characteristics associated with antenatal to postnatal attachment categories

Enthusiastic	Pleasantly Surprised
Mothers	Mothers}
Highest positive affective valence towards pregnancy (uplifts) Lowest negative affective valence towards pregnancy (hassles) Most forthcoming regarding positive aspects of pregnancy in interview	Neither high nor low in positive or negative affective appraisal of pregnancy Greatest increase in uplifts from pregnancy to motherhood; least increase in hassles
Infants	Infants
Rated as least unpredictable	Highest positivity during the FFSF Highest frequency of smiling as a social bid Highest matched positive affect with mother Lowest gaze aversion
Restrained	Disappointed
Mothers	Mothers
Highest negative affective valence towards pregnancy (hassles) Lowest positive affective valence towards pregnancy (uplifts) Most forthcoming regarding negative aspects of pregnancy in interview	Neither high nor low in positive or negative affective appraisal of pregnancy Greatest increase in hassles from pregnancy to motherhood; least increase in uplifts Reacted to birth videos with sympathetic suppression
Infants	Infants
Rated as most unpredictable	Rated as most fussy/difficult and unadaptable Lowest frequency of smiling as a social bid