The patterns of association between maternal or paternal and neonatal phenotype may offer insight into how neonatal characteristics are shaped by evolutionary processes, such as conflicting parental interests in fetal investment and obstetric constraints. Paternal interests are theoretically served by maximizing fetal growth, and maternal interests by managing investment in current and future o...

The prevalence of overweight and obesity in reproductive-age adults is increasing worldwide. While the effects of either paternal or maternal obesity on gamete health and subsequent fertility and pregnancy have been reported independently, the combination of having both parents overweight/obese on fecundity and offspring health has received minimal attention. Using a 2 × 2 study design in roden...

This prospective study used longitudinal, multi-reporter data to examine the influence of parents' marital relationship functioning on subsequent adolescent romantic relationships. Consistent with Bryant and Conger's (2002) model for the Development of Early Adult Romantic Relationships (DEARR), we found that interactional styles, more specifically paternal aggression and satisfaction, exhibite...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of breastfeeding education provided to fathers on breastfeeding rates and paternal-infant attachment. METHODS 117 couples with their infants with the inclusion criteria: knowledge of reading, writing and speaking Turkish; living in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus until their infants were six months old; and infants having no health problems preventing th...

conclusions acupressure at both acupoints reduced anxiety level and increased maternal-fetal attachment. this method can be easily used in the delivery room. results the results revealed no significant difference among the three groups regarding the anxiety level before the intervention (p > 0.05). one hour after the intervention, this measure was significantly lower in the intervention groups ...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that there are differences in the level of maternal-fetal attachment before and after fetal echocardiography in the presence or absence of cardiac abnormalities. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study in which the mothers responded to a validated Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale. The study compared a group of pregnant women with diagnosis of fetal heart disease (FHD) with a...

Background: Women with unplanned pregnancy experienced a number of psychological problems. Thus, the present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of midwifery counseling based on cognitive approach in improvement of adaptation to pregnancy, mother-fetal attachment and quality of life among unplanned pregnant women. <span...