Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Department of Applied Psychology, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ZHAW, Zürich, Switzerland.
J Reprod Infant Psychol. 2024 Jul;42(4):741-752. doi: 10.1080/02646838.2022.2159351. Epub 2023 Jan 2.
Whereas the maternal 'blues' has been widely researched, comparatively less is known about the "highs" following childbirth, and the relation between mothers and fathers' mood in this early period. We aimed to investigate the association between maternal 'blues' and 'highs' with paternal postpartum mood (here described as 'lows' and 'highs') in the early postpartum and their associations with the quality of child bonding.
Women and their cohabitating male partners, fathers of the index child (N = 98 couples), attending an obstetric hospital unit completed questionnaires on mood, bonding and socio-demographics between the 3rd and the 5th postpartum day. We used generalised estimating equations to analyse the data.
The 'blues' scores were higher in mothers, whereas 'highs' and bonding were higher in fathers. Maternal 'blues' were significantly correlated with paternal 'lows' ( = .23, p < .05) and maternal 'highs' were also associated with paternal 'highs' ( = .22, < .05). Parental 'highs' were significantly associated with better baby bonding (B = .13, p = .02).
Our study demonstrates moderate associations between both 'blues/lows' and 'highs' in mothers and fathers shortly after the birth of the child. Associations between mood, particularly 'highs', and bonding were similar for mothers and fathers. Greater consideration of 'blues/lows' and 'highs' in both parents is needed to promote adjustment in the postpartum period.
尽管产妇“忧郁”已得到广泛研究，但对于产后的“高潮”以及在此早期阶段母亲和父亲情绪之间的关系，人们知之甚少。我们旨在研究产后早期母亲的“忧郁”和“高潮”与父亲产后情绪（在此描述为“低落”和“高潮”）之间的关联，以及它们与母婴关系质量的关联。
在产后第 3 至第 5 天，女性及其同居男性伴侣（索引儿童的父亲，共 98 对夫妇）参加产科病房单位，完成关于情绪、母婴关系和社会人口统计学的问卷调查。我们使用广义估计方程分析数据。
母亲的“忧郁”评分较高，而父亲的“高潮”和母婴关系评分较高。母亲的“忧郁”与父亲的“低落”显著相关（ = .23，p < .05），母亲的“高潮”也与父亲的“高潮”相关（ = .22，p < .05）。父母的“高潮”与更好的婴儿关系显著相关（B = .13，p = .02）。
我们的研究表明，产后不久，母亲和父亲的“忧郁/低落”和“高潮”之间存在中度关联。情绪，特别是“高潮”与母婴关系之间的关联在母亲和父亲之间相似。需要更多地考虑父母双方的“忧郁/低落”和“高潮”，以促进产后调整。
