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Ahern NR, Ruland JP. Maternal-fetal attachment in african-american and Hispanic-american women. J Perinat Educ. 2003;12(4):27-35doi: 10.1624/105812403X107044.
Ahern, N. R., & Ruland, J. P. (2003). Maternal-fetal attachment in african-american and Hispanic-american women. The Journal of perinatal education, 12(4), 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1624/105812403X107044
Ahern, Nancy R, and Ruland, Judith P. "Maternal-fetal attachment in african-american and Hispanic-american women." The Journal of perinatal education vol. 12,4 (2003): 27-35. doi: https://doi.org/10.1624/105812403X107044
Ahern NR, Ruland JP. Maternal-fetal attachment in african-american and Hispanic-american women. J Perinat Educ. 2003;12(4):27-35. doi: 10.1624/105812403X107044. PMID: 17273361; PMCID: PMC1595167.
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J Perinat Educ. 2003;12(4):27-35. doi: 10.1624/105812403X107044.

Maternal-fetal attachment in african-american and Hispanic-american women.

The Journal of perinatal education

Nancy R Ahern, Judith P Ruland

Affiliations

  1. N ancy A hern is a faculty member at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Florida, and a PhD student at the University of Central Florida School of Nursing in Orlando, Florida.

PMID: 17273361 PMCID: PMC1595167 DOI: 10.1624/105812403X107044

Abstract

This pilot study used Cranley's Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale (MFAS) to explore the feasibility of comparing maternal-fetal attachment behaviors of African-American and Hispanic-American gravidas. Data analysis revealed no significant differences between the two groups' MFAS total scale score means; however, the Hispanic-American gravidas displayed significantly higher scores in two of the subscales. While study limitations were apparent, the results lend support to health care professionals' responsibilities to be cognizant of potential similarities and differences in the cultural care needs of pregnant women.

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