Association of cleft lip and palate on mother-to-infant bonding: a cross-sectional study in the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS)

• Main Authors: Shinobu Tsuchiya (Author), Masahiro Tsuchiya (Author), Haruki Momma (Author), Takeyoshi Koseki (Author), Kaoru Igarashi (Author), Ryoichi Nagatomi (Author), Takahiro Arima (Author), Nobuo Yaegashi (Author), Japan Environment & Children's Study Group (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Cleft lip and/or palate is among the most prevalent congenital birth defects, and negatively affects maternal psychological status and may consequently result in higher prevalence of child maltreatment. However, the association of childbirths of infants with cleft lip and/or pala...