The Role of Attachment Training in Mother-infant Attachment

Pregnant women between 28th and 38th weeks of gestational age who applied to an outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital were randomized into two groups. The study group was trained online by a psychologist on attachment in two sessions. In order to measure the level of attachment knowledge before and after the training, a test form prepared by the researcher based on the literature and expert opinion was applied as pre-test and post-test. In the 8th week after delivery, "Maternal Attachment Inventory" developed by Mary Muller in 1994 and Turkish validity and reliability study was conducted by Şirin and Kavlak. Maternal Attachment Inventory, Each item contains direct expressions and is always scored as follows: (a)= 4 points, frequently (b)= 3 points, sometimes (c)= 2 points, and never (d)= 1 point. A general score is obtained from the sum of all items. A high score indicates a high level of maternal attachment. The total score from the scale ranges from a minimum of 26 to a maximum of 104

Inclusion criteria

• 18-40 years old with a primiparous pregnancy,
• 28 to 38 weeks of gestation,
• At least primary school graduate,
• Who can use the internet actively and can receive planned training online,
• Can speak and understand Turkish like a native speaker,
• Expectant mothers who voluntarily accepted the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Transferring the pregnant woman to another hospital for follow-up and treatment
• Those who cannot use active internet and will not be able to receive online education
• Not completing the post-test after the training
• Not completing the postpartum maternal attachment scale
• Expectant mothers receiving psychiatric treatment
• Those with risky pregnancies
• Any congenital anomaly in the baby
• Unwanted baby status
• Withdrawal of the candidate from the study