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1. What is the role played by pregnancy in the construction of a woman’s identity and her association with her child-to-be?

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Ionio, Chiara, Smorti, M., Mascheroni, E., Ongaro, G., Cattaneo, E., Gemignani, A., Von Wunster, S., Bonassi, L., Ionio C. (ORCID:0000-0002-0163-3841), Ionio, Chiara, Smorti, M., Mascheroni, E., Ongaro, G., Cattaneo, E., Gemignani, A., Von Wunster, S., Bonassi, L., and Ionio C. (ORCID:0000-0002-0163-3841)

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Objective: The present work aimed to evaluate: (a) the psychometric properties of the Centrality of Event Scale in Italian primiparous and multiparous women; (b) individual differences in those demographic variables that influence change in women’s identity and the maternal role acquisition during pregnancy; (c) the association between the extent to which pregnancy has an impact on woman’s life story and identity and prenatal attachment; (c) how the centrality of the pregnancy event is related to the experience of PTSD during pregnancy. Background: Pregnancy is a crucial phase in women’s life that involves many changes for a woman’s role and identity. Methods 319 pregnant women were assessd during the third trimester of pregnancy. Results: Exploratory Factor Analyses confirmed a one-factor solution of the CES. Moreover, the perception of pregnancy as central in women’s lives is significantly related to prenatal attachment. Finally, the perception of pregnancy as central in women’s lives is positively correlated to PTSD symptoms. Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence on the validity of the scale with pregnant women samples, which may contribute for a better understanding of the impact of pregnancy on women’s identity and life story, as well as the underlying psychological challenges related to pregnancy.

Published
2019

2. What is the role played by pregnancy in the construction of a woman’s identity and her association with her child-to-be?

Author

Giulia Ongaro, Silvia von Wunster, Chiara Ionio, Eleonora Mascheroni, Lucia Bonassi, Martina Smorti, Elena Cattaneo, and Angelo Gemignani

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Psychometrics, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Identity (social science), Developmental psychology, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Pregnancy, medicine, Humans, Family, Association (psychology), General Psychology, identity, centrality of event, 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, medicine.disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, transition to motherhood, 030227 psychiatry, Settore M-PSI/04 - PSICOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO E PSICOLOGIA DELL'EDUCAZIONE, Reproductive Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Female, Pregnant Women, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Centrality, Psychology, Event scale
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Objective: The present work aimed to evaluate: (a) the psychometric properties of the Centrality of Event Scale in Italian primiparous and multiparous women; (b) individual differences in those dem...

Published
2019

3. Happy prenatal relationships, healthy postpartum mothers: a prospective study of relationship satisfaction, postpartum stress, and health.

Author

Tissera H, Auger E, Séguin L, Kramer MS, and Lydon JE

Subjects
Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Health Status, Interpersonal Relations, Mothers psychology, Mothers statistics & numerical data, Personal Satisfaction, Postpartum Period psychology, Stress, Psychological psychology
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Objective: Major life transitions, such as the arrival of a new baby, can be stressful, and therefore, costly to one's health. Being in a satisfying romantic relationship has been previously linked with better health, perhaps because it provides access to a bank of psychosocial resources. The objective of the present research was two-fold. First, we examined whether prenatal relationship satisfaction benefitted mothers' postpartum health. Second, we examined whether this association was mediated by reduced postpartum stress. Design: Pregnant women ( N  = 431) were drawn from a larger prospective pregnancy and birth cohort study. Main Outcome Measures: Participants reported on their relationship satisfaction, perceived stress, and perceived health at two time points: 24-26 weeks of gestation and 6 months postpartum. Results: Greater prenatal romantic satisfaction predicted enhanced perceived postpartum health, and reduced perceived postpartum stress appeared to mediate this link. Conclusion: This research demonstrates that greater prenatal relationship satisfaction is associated with better postpartum health and provides evidence for one potential mechanism for this link: the reduction of perceived postpartum stress. Thus, assessments of women's prenatal relationship satisfaction may help identify those who are at higher risk of experiencing poor postpartum health. Implications for interventions are discussed.

Published
2021
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4. ‘I still have difficulties feeling like a mother’: The transition to motherhood of preterm infants mothers

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Mirco Fasolo, Lorenzo Montali, Giovanna Mangili, Maria Simonetta Spada, Alessandra Frigerio, Maria Spinelli, Spinelli, M, Frigerio, A, Montali, L, Fasolo, M, Spada, M, and Mangili, G

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Adult, thematic analyse, Neonatal intensive care unit, media_common.quotation_subject, Emotions, Mothers, Developmental psychology, Young Adult, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, 030225 pediatrics, medicine, Humans, 030212 general & internal medicine, Qualitative Research, motherhood constellation, Applied Psychology, media_common, Motherhood constellation, Pregnancy, Social Identification, Infant, Newborn, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, preterm birth, General Medicine, General Chemistry, medicine.disease, Mother-Child Relations, Stern, Feeling, Premature birth, Female, Disconnection, Psychology, transition to motherhood, Infant, Premature, Qualitative research
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Objective: The premature birth of their infant can constitute a sudden interruption of the transition to motherhood that requires a reorganisation of the process. The present study aimed to analyse the experience of the transition to motherhood of preterm infants’ mothers, framing it within Stern’s transition to motherhood theory. Method: A semi-structured interview was administered to 30 mothers during the recovery of the infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The interview explored the experience of mothers related to pregnancy, the infant’s birth and recovery. Results: Thematic Analyses evidenced four interrelated themes: disconnection from the child, perception of maternal inadequacy, loss of parental role and temporal suspension. The themes showed that the mothers’ experience of preterm birth not only concerns the traumatic delivery, but is also embedded in the entire process of becoming a mother within an institutional context. Conclusions: Results were connected to Stern’s theory. Findings revealed difficulties for preterm mothers that could affect the development of the maternal constellation and thus their transition to motherhood. These difficulties may influence the construction of maternal identity, mother’s representation of their child and the bond with their child.

Published
2016

5. ‘I still have difficulties feeling like a mother’: The transition to motherhood of preterm infants mothers

Author

Spinelli, M, Frigerio, A, Montali, L, Fasolo, M, Spada, M, Mangili, G, SPINELLI, MARIA, FRIGERIO, ALESSANDRA, MONTALI, LORENZO, FASOLO, MIRCO, SPADA, MARIA SIMONETTA, MANGILI, GIOVANNA, Spinelli, M, Frigerio, A, Montali, L, Fasolo, M, Spada, M, Mangili, G, SPINELLI, MARIA, FRIGERIO, ALESSANDRA, MONTALI, LORENZO, FASOLO, MIRCO, SPADA, MARIA SIMONETTA, and MANGILI, GIOVANNA

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Objective: The premature birth of their infant can constitute a sudden interruption of the transition to motherhood that requires a reorganisation of the process. The present study aimed to analyse the experience of the transition to motherhood of preterm infants’ mothers, framing it within Stern’s transition to motherhood theory. Method: A semi-structured interview was administered to 30 mothers during the recovery of the infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The interview explored the experience of mothers related to pregnancy, the infant’s birth and recovery. Results: Thematic Analyses evidenced four interrelated themes: disconnection from the child, perception of maternal inadequacy, loss of parental role and temporal suspension. The themes showed that the mothers’ experience of preterm birth not only concerns the traumatic delivery, but is also embedded in the entire process of becoming a mother within an institutional context. Conclusions: Results were connected to Stern’s theory. Findings revealed difficulties for preterm mothers that could affect the development of the maternal constellation and thus their transition to motherhood. These difficulties may influence the construction of maternal identity, mother’s representation of their child and the bond with their child.

Published
2016

6. 'I still have difficulties feeling like a mother': The transition to motherhood of preterm infants mothers.

Author

Spinelli M, Frigerio A, Montali L, Fasolo M, Spada MS, and Mangili G

Subjects
Adult, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers statistics & numerical data, Qualitative Research, Social Identification, Young Adult, Emotions, Infant, Premature, Mothers psychology
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Objective: The premature birth of their infant can constitute a sudden interruption of the transition to motherhood that requires a reorganisation of the process. The present study aimed to analyse the experience of the transition to motherhood of preterm infants' mothers, framing it within Stern's transition to motherhood theory., Method: A semi-structured interview was administered to 30 mothers during the recovery of the infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The interview explored the experience of mothers related to pregnancy, the infant's birth and recovery., Results: Thematic Analyses evidenced four interrelated themes: disconnection from the child, perception of maternal inadequacy, loss of parental role and temporal suspension. The themes showed that the mothers' experience of preterm birth not only concerns the traumatic delivery, but is also embedded in the entire process of becoming a mother within an institutional context., Conclusions: Results were connected to Stern's theory. Findings revealed difficulties for preterm mothers that could affect the development of the maternal constellation and thus their transition to motherhood. These difficulties may influence the construction of maternal identity, mother's representation of their child and the bond with their child.

Published
2016
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