The relationship between parental attachment and prenatal attachment and risk perception in pregnancy

The Relationship Between Parental Attachment and Prenatal Attachment and Risk Perception in Pregnancy Aim: In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between parental attachment style, prenatal attachment and risk perception during pregnancy. Material and Method: The research was carried out at Diyarbakır Çermik State Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic between September-November 2023; The sample of the study consisted of 387 pregnant women who met the specified criteria and volunteered to participate in the study. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Attachment to Parents Scale (ABSS), the Prenatal Self-Assessment Scale (PBSS) and the Risk Perception During Pregnancy Scale (GRAS). Results: As a result of the correlation analysis, it was determined that between the mother and father interest sub-dimension and the total PBSS and their thoughts about the acceptance of pregnancy, the role of motherhood, the status of the relationship with her husband, and the health of her own and her baby; It was determined that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between the sub-dimension of paternal interest and readiness for birth. There was a positive correlation between the mean score of the mother and father overprotection sub-dimension and their thoughts about the acceptance of pregnancy, the role of motherhood, and the health of themselves and their baby; It was found that there was a statistically significant negative correlation between the paternal overprotection sub-dimension and the birth-readiness sub-dimension (p<0.01; p<0.05). There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the mean score of the overprotection sub-dimension for mother and father and the total and all sub-dimensions of the GRAS (p<0.01; p<0.05); There was no statistically significant relationship between the sub-dimension of interest for mother and father and the total and sub-dimensions of GRAS (p>0.05). Conclusion: The findings show that the attachment styles established by pregnant women with their parents significantly affect prenatal attachment and risk perception during pregnancy. Keywords: Attachment, Prenatal attachment, Risk perception, Pregnancy, Midwife