The impact of mode of delivery on parent-infant-bonding and the mediating role of birth experience: a comparison of mothers and fathers within the longitudinal cohort study DREAM

• Main Authors: Svenja Döblin (Author), Lara Seefeld (Author), Victoria Weise (Author), Marie Kopp (Author), Susanne Knappe (Author), Eva Asselmann (Author), Julia Martini (Author), Susan Garthus-Niegel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The association between mode of delivery (MOD) and parent-infant-bonding has only been studied in mothers and findings have been inconclusive. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate how MOD relates to postpartum parent-infant-bonding in both mothers and fathers an...