Abstract
Background: Mother to infant bonding is the most important process in the puerperium, where many instruments have been designed to screen for mother-infant bonding issues. In this study, we will translate and validate the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) to the Arabic and to measure the mother-infant bonding in a sample of Jordanian mothers.Materials and methods: This sample is a representative sample taken from multiple centers in Amman, Jordan. Post-partum lady who give a birth to a live healthy baby, regardless the mood of the delivery, who have been discharged with their babies home. Women with multiple pregnancies were also included. We calculated reliability indices and relevant statistics using SPSS.Results: A total of 120 participants included in this study. The mean age for the included sample was 28.1 (±6.3) years. Scale internal consistency measured via Cronbach’s alpha is 0.720. Average intraclass correlation coefficient for single measure is 0.067 (CI 0.045 to 0.097). Mean score for the 4 factors of the questionnaire were: Factor 1: 17.43 (±3.95), factor 2: 4.10 (±3.98), factor 3: 7.99 (±2.39), factor 4: 0.37 (±0.94).Conclusion: We translated and validated an Arabic version of the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ), an easy and widely used instrument to measure mother-infant bonding disorders. We observed a high frequency of bonding disorder among a Jordanian sample.
Highlights
The development of the relationship between the mother and the newborn is the most important process in the puerperium, and it is the topic of investigation for researchers since late 1960 (BROCKINGTON, www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/rhsResearch in Health ScienceVol 4, No 3, 20192004; BROCKINGTON, 2006)
We observed a high frequency of bonding disorder among a Jordanian sample
Many instruments have been designed to screen for mother-infant bonding issues, including Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (Taylor, 2005), the Maternal Postpartum Attachment Scale (Condon & Corkindale, 1998), and the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) (Brockington, 2001)
Summary
The development of the relationship between the mother and the newborn is the most important process in the puerperium, and it is the topic of investigation for researchers since late 1960 (BROCKINGTON, www.scholink.org/ojs/index.php/rhsResearch in Health ScienceVol 4, No 3, 20192004; BROCKINGTON, 2006). It is crucial to early diagnose any disordered boding as early as possible, considering that mothers are usually not aware about bonding problems they might have For this reason, many instruments have been designed to screen for mother-infant bonding issues, including Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (Taylor, 2005), the Maternal Postpartum Attachment Scale (Condon & Corkindale, 1998), and the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) (Brockington, 2001). We aim to translate and validate the PBQ to the Arabic and to measure the mother-infant bonding in a sample of Jordanian mothers. We will translate and validate the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ) to the Arabic and to measure the mother-infant bonding in a sample of Jordanian mothers. Conclusion: We translated and validated an Arabic version of the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ), an easy and widely used instrument to measure mother-infant bonding disorders.
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