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Fetal Attachment

Fetal Attachment is a psychological construct denoting the affective bond formed by a pregnant individual toward the unborn fetus, distinguishing it from postnatal attachment processes through its emergence during pregnancy and its reliance on anticipatory, sensory, and cognitive representations of the fetus.

267

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13K

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799

Authors

364

Institutions

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2017–2026

80

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Maternal-fetal Attachment

Parents

Publications

267

Development of a Tool for the Measurement of Maternal Attachment During Pregnancy

Mecca S. Cranley · Nursing Research · 1981 · 795 citations

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Relationships among maternal–fetal attachment, prenatal depression, and health practices in pregnancy

Kelly Lindgren · Research in Nursing & Health · 2001 · 402 citations

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Oxytocin during pregnancy and early postpartum: Individual patterns and maternal–fetal attachment

Ari Levine, Orna Zagoory‐Sharon, Ruth Feldman et al. · Peptides · 2007 · 309 citations

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A HISTORY OF THE THEORY OF PRENATAL ATTACHMENT.

Anna R. Brandon, Sandra Pitts, Wayne H. Denton et al. · PubMed · 2009 · 220 citations

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Prenatal and Postnatal Attachment: A Modest Correlation

Mary E. Müller · Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing · 1996 · 219 citations

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Authors

799

  1. SF
    Sandra Ferketich

    University of Arizona, United States

    6 publications · 485 citations

    6

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  2. MA
    Marzieh Akbarzadeh

    Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

    5 publications · 132 citations

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  3. MS
    Mecca S. Cranley

    University at Buffalo, State University of New York, United States

    5 publications · 1.1K citations

    5

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  4. HM
    Helen McK Doan

    Women's College Hospital, Canada

    4 publications · 134 citations

    4

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  5. AZ
    Anona Zimerman

    4 publications · 145 citations

    4

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Institutions

364

  1. Iranshahr University

    Iranshahr, Iran

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    958 citations

  2. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    984 citations

  3. Isfahan University of Medical Sciences

    Isfahan, Iran

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    299 citations

  4. Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

    Mashhad, Iran

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    369 citations

  5. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

    Shiraz, Iran

    6 h-index

    19 publications

    449 citations

  6. University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    322 citations

  7. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    362 citations

  8. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    223 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

    JRIP · 18 publications · 966 citations

    17

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 15 publications · 666 citations

    14

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  3. Nursing Research

    8 publications · 1.4K citations

    8

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  4. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

    JOGNN · 8 publications · 533 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

    Repository · 7 publications · 112 citations

    7

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