Psychological and psychophysiological considerations regarding the Maternal-Fetal relationship

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-38

  Dipietro, Janet A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal fetal relationship; Psychological and physiological considerations

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949093545     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.651     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Alhusen, J. L. (2008). A literature update on maternal-fetal attachment. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 37, 315-328.
2. Barron, W., Mujais, S., Zinaman, M., Bravo, E., & Lindheimer, M. (1986). Plasma catecholamine responses to physiologic stimuli in normal human pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 154, 80-84.
3. Bell, R. Q. (1968). A reintepretation of the direction of effects in studies socialization. Psychological Review, 75, 81-95.
4. Benoit, D., Parker, K., & Zeanah, C. (1997). Mothers' representation of their infants assessed prenatally: Stability and association with infants' attachment classifications. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 38, 307-313.
5. Benson, P., Little, B. C., Talbert, D. G., Dewhurst, J., & Priest, R. G. (1987). Foetal heart rate and maternal emotional state. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 60, 151-154.
6. Buckwalter, J., Stanczyk, F., McCleary, C., Bluestein, B., Buckwalter, D., Randin, K., et al. (1999). Pregnancy, the postpartum, and steroid hormones: Effects on cognition and mood. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 24, 69-84.
7. Cannella, B. L. (2005). Maternal-fetal attachment: An integrative review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50, 60-68.
8. Challis, J., Lye, S., Gibb, W., Whittle, W., Patel, F., & Alfaidy, N. (2001). Understanding preterm labor. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 943, 225-234.
9. Condon, J. (1993). The assessment of antenatal emotional attachment: Development of a questionnaire instrument. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 66, 167-183.
10. Copher, D. E., & Huber, C. (1967). Heart rate response of the human fetus to induced maternal hypoxia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 98, 320-335.
11. Cranley, M. (1981). Development of a tool for the measurement of maternal attachment during pregnancy. Nursing Research, 30, 281-284.
12. De Groot, R., Adam, J., & Hornstra, G. (2003). Selective attention deficits during human pregnancy. Neuroscience Letters, 340, 21-24.
13. DiPietro, J. (2005). Neurobehavioral assessment before birth. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research, 11, 4-13.
14. DiPietro, J., Costigan, K., Nelson, P., Gurewitsch, E., & Laudenslager, M. (2008). Maternal and fetal responses to induced relaxation during pregnancy. Biological Psychology, 77, 11-19.
15. DiPietro, J., Costigan, K. A., & Gurewitsch, E. (2003). Fetal response to induced maternal stress. Early Human Development, 74, 125-138.
16. DiPietro, J., Ghera, M., & Costigan, K. (2008). Prenatal origins of temperamental reactivity in infancy. Early Human Development, 84, 569-575.
17. DiPietro, J. A., Caulfield, L. E., Irizarry, R. A., Chen, P., Merialdi, M., & Zavaleta, N. (2006). Prenatal development of intrafetal and maternal-fetal synchrony. Behavioral Neuroscience, 120, 687-701.
18. DiPietro, J. A., Hilton, S. C., Hawkins, M., Costigan, K. A., & Pressman, E. K. (2002). Maternal stress and affect influence fetal neurobehavioral development. Developmental Psychology, 38, 659-668.
19. DiPietro, J. A., Irizarry, R. A., Costigan, K. A., & Gurewitsch, E. D. (2004). The psychophysiology of the maternal-fetal relationship. Psychophysiology, 41, 510-520.
20. DiPietro, J. A., Kivlighan, K. T., Costigan, K. A., & Laudenslager, M. M. (2009). Fetal motor activity is associated with maternal cortisol. Developmental Psychobiology, 51, 502-512.
21. Feldman, R. (2006). From biological rhythms to social rhythms: Physiological precursors of mother-infant synchrony. Developmental Psychology, 42, 175-188.
22. Feldman, R., Weller, A., Zagoory-Sharon, O., & Levine, A. (2007). Evidence for a neurological foundation of human affiliation. Psychological Science, 18, 965-970.
23. Field, T., Diego, M., Hernandez-Reif, M., Gil, K., & Vera, Y. (2005). Prenatal maternal cortisol, fetal activity, and growth. International Journal of Neuroscience, 115, 423-429.
24. Field, T., Diego, M., Hernandez-Reif, M., Schanberg, S., Kuhn, C., Yando, R., et al. (2003). Pregnancy anxiety and comorbid depression and anger: Effects on the fetus and neonate. Depression and Anxiety, 17, 140-151.
25. Fleming, A., Ruble, D., Krieger, H., & Wong, P. (1997). Hormonal and experiential correlates of maternal responsiveness during pregnancy and the puerperium in human mothers. Hormones and Behavior, 31, 145-158.
26. Fletcher, J., & Evans, M. (1983). Maternal bonding in early fetal ultrasound evaluations. New England Journal of Medicine, 309, 392-393.
27. Groome, L. J., Mooney, D. M., Holland, S. B., Smith, Y. D., Atterbury, J. L., & Dykman, R. A. (2000). Temporal pattern and spectral complexity as stimulus parameters for eliciting a cardiac orienting reflex in human fetuses. Perception and Psychophysics, 62, 313-320.
28. Groome, L. J., Swiber, M. J., Bentz, L. S., Holland, S. B., & Atterbury, J. L. (1995). Maternal anxiety during pregnancy: Effect on fetal behavior at 38 and 40 weeks of gestation. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 16, 391-396.
29. Harrist, A., & Waugh, R. (2002). Dyadic synchrony: Its structure and function in children's development. Developmental Review, 22, 555-592.
30. Hata, T., Dai, S.-Y., & Marumo, G. (2009). Ultrasound for evaluation of fetal neurobehavioural development: From 2-D to 4-D ultrasound. Infant and Child Development. DOI: 10.1002/icd659.
31. Hepper, P. G., & Shahidullah, S. (1990). Fetal response to maternal shock. Lancet, 336, 1068.
32. Hoppenbrouwers, T., Combs, D., Ugartechea, J. C., Hodgman, J., Sterman, M. B., & Harper, R. M. (1981). Fetal heart rates during maternal wakefulness and sleep. Obstetrics & Gynecology, 57, 301-309.
33. Ianniruberto, A., & Tajani, E. (1981). Ultrasonographic study of fetal movement. Seminars in Perinatology, 5, 175-181.
34. Insel, T. (1993). Oxytocin-a neuropeptide for affiliation: Evidence from behavioral, receptor autoradiographic, and comparative studies. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 17, 3-35.
35. Ji, E., Pretorius, D., Newton, R., Uyan, K., Hull, A., Hollenbach, K., et al. (2005). Effects of ultrasound on maternal-fetal bonding: A comparison of two-and three-dimensional ultrasound. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 25, 473-477.
36. Kammerer, M., Adams, D., Von Castelberg, B., & Glover, V. (2002). Pregnant women become insensitive to cold stress. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2, 8.
37. Kemp, V., & Page, C. (1987). Maternal prenatal attachment in normal and high-risk pregnancies. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 16, 179-184.
38. Kinsley, C. (2008). The neuroplastic maternal brain. Hormones and Behavior, 54, 1-4.
39. Lapaire, O., Alder, J., Peukert, R., Holzgreve, W., & Tercanli, S. (2007). Two-versus three-dimensional ultrasound in the second and third trimester of pregnancy: Impact on recognition and maternal-fetal bonding. A prospective pilot study. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, 276, 475-479.
40. Lecaneut, J. P., & Jacquet, A. Y. (2002). Fetal responsiveness to maternal passive swinging in low heart rate variability state: Effects of stimulation direction and duration. Developmental Psychobiology, 40, 57-67.
41. Lerum, C., & LoBiondo-Wood, G. (1989). The relationship of maternal age, quickening, and physical symptoms of pregnancy to the development of maternal-fetal attachment. Birth, 16, 13-17.
42. Levine, A., Zagoory-Sharon, O., Feldman, R., & Weller, A. (2007). Oxytocin during pregnancy and early postpartum: Individual patterns and maternal-fetal attachment. Peptides, 28, 1162-1169.
43. Lickliter, R. (2008). Theories of attachment: The long and winding road to an integrative developmental science. Integrative Psycholological and Behavioral Science, 42, 397-405.
44. Manning, F. A., Platt, L. D., & Sipos, L. (1979). Fetal movements in human pregnancies in the third trimester. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 54, 699-702.
45. Matthews, K. A., & Rodin, J. (1992). Pregnancy alters blood pressure responses to psychological and physical challenge. Psychophysiology, 29, 232-240.
46. Mikhail, M., Freda, M., Merkatz, R., Polizzotto, E., & Merkatz, I. (1991). The effect of fetal movement counting on maternal attachment to fetus. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 165, 988-991.
47. Monk, C., Fifer, W., Myers, M., Sloan, R., Trien, L., & Hurtado, A. (2000). Maternal stress responses and anxiety during pregnancy: Effects on fetal heart rate. Developmental Psychobiology, 36, 67-77.
48. Monk, C., Sloan, R. P., Myers, M. M., Ellman, L., Werner, E., Jeon, J., et al. (2004). Fetal heart rate reactivity differs by women's psychiatric status: An early marker for developmental risk? Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 283-290.
49. Muller, M. (1993). Development of the Prenatal Attachment Inventory. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 15, 199-215.
50. Nasello-Paterson, C., Natale, R., & Connors, G. (1988). Ultrasonic evaluation of fetal body movements over twenty-four hours in the human fetus at twenty-four to twenty-eight weeks' gestation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 158, 312-316.
51. Novak, M. F. S. (2004). Fetal-maternal interactions: Prenatal psychobiological precursors to adaptive infant development. Current Topics in Developmental Biology, 59, 37-60.
52. Patrick, J., Campbell, K., Carmichael, L., & Probert, C. (1982). Influence of maternal heart rate and gross fetal body movements on the daily pattern of fetal heart rate near term. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 144, 533-538.
53. Petraglia, F., Hatch, M., Lapinski, R., Stomati, M., Reis, F., Cobellis, L., et al. (2001). Lack of effect of psychosocial stress on maternal corticotropin-releasing factor and catecholamine levels at 28 weeks gestation. Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation, 8, 83-88.
54. Phipps, S., & Zinn, A. (1986). Psychological response to amniocentesis I: Mood state and adaptation to pregnancy. American Journal of Medical Genetics, 25, 131-142.
55. Prechtl, H. F. R. (1984). Continuity and change in early neural development. In H. Prechtl (Ed.), Continuity in neural functions from prenatal to postnatal life (Vol. Clinics in Developmental Medicine No. 94, pp. 1-15). Philadelphia, PA: J.B. Lippincott Co.
56. Pretorius, D., Gattu, S., Ji, E., Hollenbach, K., Newton, R., Hull, A., et al. (2006). Prexamination and postexamination assessment of parental-fetal bonding in patients undergoing 3-/4-dimensional obstetric ultrasonography. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 25, 1411-1421.
57. Querleu, D., Renard, X., Boutteville, C., & Crepin, G. (1989). Hearing by the human fetus? Seminars in Perinatology, 13, 409-420.
58. Reading, A. E., Cox, D. N., Sledmere, C. M., & Campbell, S. (1984). Psychological changes over the course of pregnancy: A study of attitudes toward the fetus/neonate. Health Psychology, 3, 211-221.
59. Richards, T. W., Newbery, H., & Fallgatter, R. (1938). Studies in fetal behavior: II. Activity of the human fetus in utero and its relation to other prenatal conditions, particularly the mother's basal metabolic rate. Child Development, 9, 69-78.
60. Rustico, M., Mastromatteo, C., Grigio, M., Maggioni, C., Gregori, D., & Nicolini, U. (2005). Two-dimensional versus two-plus four-dimensional ultrasound in pregnancy and the effect on maternal emotional status: A randomized study. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 25, 468-472.
61. Sedgmen, B., McMahon, C., Cairns, D., Benzie, R., & Woodfield, R. (2006). The impact of two-dimensional versus three-dimensional ultrasound exposure on maternal-fetal attachment and maternal health behavior in pregancy. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 27, 245-251.
62. Sjostrom, K., Valentin, L., Thelin, T., & Marsal, K. (2002). Maternal anxiety in late pregnancy: Effect on fetal movements and fetal heart rate. Early Human Development, 67, 87-100.
63. Smotherman, W. P., & Robinson, S. R. (1996). The development of behavior before birth. Developmental Psychology, 32, 425-434.
64. Sontag, L. W., & Richards, T. W. (1938). Studies in fetal behavior: I. Fetal heart rate as a behavioral indicator. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 3(4 Serial no. 17), 1-67.
65. Stormer, N. (2003). Seeing the fetus: the role of technology and image in the maternal-fetal relationship. Journal of the American Medical Association, 289, 1700.
66. Thompson, L., & Trevarthan, W. (2008). Cortisol reactivity, maternal sensitivity, and learning in 3-month-old infants. Infant Behavior & Development, 31, 92-106.
67. Urizar, G. G., Milazzon, M., Le, H. N., Delucchi, K., Sotelo, R., & Munoz, R. F. (2004). Impact of stress reduction instructions on stress and cortisol levels during pregnancy. Biological Psychology, 67, 275-282.
68. Van den Bergh, B. R. H., Mulder, E. J. H., Visser, G. H. A., Poelmann-Weesjes, G., Bekedam, D. J., & Prechtl, H. F. R. (1989). The effect of (induced) maternal emotions on fetal behaviour: A controlled study. Early Human Development, 19, 9-19.
69. Van den Bergh, B., & Simons, A. (2009). A review of scales to measure the mother-foetus relationship. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 27, 114-126.
70. Van Leeuwen, P., Geue, D., Lange, S., Cysarz, D., Bettermann, H., & Gronemeyer, D. (2003). Is there evidence of fetal-maternal heart rate synchronization? BMC Physiology, 3.
71. Visser, G. H. A. (2004). Fetal behaviour: A commentary. Neurobiology of Aging, 24, S47-S49.
72. Yoles, I., Hod, M., Kaplan, B., & Ovadia, J. (1993). Fetal 'fright-bradycardia' brought on by air-raid alarm in Israel. International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 40, 157-160.
73. Zeanah, C., Keener, M., Stewart, L., & Anders, A. (1985). Prenatal perception of infant personality: A preliminary investigation. Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry, 24, 204-210.
74. Zeanah, C., Zeanah, P., & Stewart, L. (1990). Parents constructions of their infants' personalities before and after birth: A descriptive study. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 20, 191-206.
75. Zlotogorski, Z., Tadmor, O., Rabinovitz, R., & Diamant, Y. (1997). Parental attitudes toward obstetric ultrasound examination. Journal of Obstetric and Gynaecological Research, 23, 25-28.