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The impact of COVID-19 on breastfeeding rates: An international cross-sectional...
Ganho-Ávila, Ana; Guiomar, Raquel; Sobral, Mónica; Pacheco, Francisca; Caparros-Gonzalez, Rafael A.; Diaz-Louzao, Carla; Motrico, EmmaBackground: Breastfeeding promotes children's health and is associated with positive effects to maternal physical and mental health. Uncertainties regarding SARS-CoV-2 transmission led to worries experienced by women and health professionals which impacted breastfeeding plans. We aimed to investigate the impact of self-reported and country-specific factors on breastfeeding rates during the COVID-19 pandemic. Me...
The longitudinal impact of psychological flexibility and compassion on mother-b...
Mateus, Vera; Palmeira, Lara; Xavier, Ana; Silva, Joana Ribeiro da; Vagos, PaulaBecoming a mother is a life-changing event that is often experienced in a positive way, but may also encompass great vulnerability and uncertainty, with the potential to hinder the mother’s well-being and foster disorganization, particularly for women with attachment difficulties dealing with a difficult infant. Risk factors to the quality of mother-infant emotional bonding are well documented, whereas research...
The role of mother’s prenatal compassion and psychological flexibility in postp...
Mateus, Vera; Veloso, Bruna; Xavier, Ana; Palmeira, Lara; Vagos, Paula; Silva, Joana Ribeiro daThe transition to motherhood encloses several challenges that can hinder women’s psychological well-being and impact mother-baby bonding. Therefore, it is important to investigate which maternal characteristics promote their bond to the infant, especially those that can be modified through targeted interventions. This work aims to examine whether mother’s prenatal compassion and psychological flexibility have a...
Mother–infant bonding in the first nine months postpartum: the role of mother’s...
Mateus, Vera; Araújo, Vânia; Xavier, Ana; Vagos, Paula; Palmeira, Lara; Silva, Joana Ribeiro daIntroduction Mother’s bond to the infant in the postpartum period plays an important role in the subsequent mother–infant relationship and the infant’s socio-emotional functioning. Several maternal characteristics, such as attachment style and psychological flexibility, may contribute to the quality of mother–infant bonding, though literature examining these variables is still scarce. The present study aimed to...
Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on perinatal mental health (Riseup-PPD-COVID-19...
Motrico, Emma; Bina, Rena; Domínguez-Salas, Sara; Mateus, Vera; Contreras-García, Yolanda; Carrasco-Portiño, Mercedes; Ajaz, Erilda; Apter, GiseleCorona Virus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is a new pandemic, declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization, which could have negative consequences for pregnant and postpartum women. The scarce evidence published to date suggests that perinatal mental health has deteriorated since the COVID-19 outbreak. However, the few studies published so far have some limitations, such as a cross-sectional desi...
Maternal and paternal mental-state talk and executive function in preschool chi...
Baptista, Joana; Osório, Ana; Martins, Eva Costa; Castiajo, Paula Maria Santos; Barreto, Ana Luísa; Mateus, Vera; Soares, Isabel; Martins, C.The present study examined the relationship between parents’ mental-state talk and preschoolers’ executive function. Seventy-two children participated in the present study, as well as their mothers and fathers. When children were enrolled in the second preschool year, mothers’ and fathers’ use of mental-state references were assessed during a shared picture-book reading task with the child. Later, four months b...
A contribuição da sensibilidade materna e paterna para o desenvolvimento cognit...
Figueiredo, Mafalda; Mateus, Vera; Osório, Ana; Martins, CarlaA sensibilidade materna no decorrer de interações mãe-criança está associada a um melhor desen - volvimento cognitivo das crianças em idade pré-escolar. Porém, o papel da sensibilidade paterna encontra-se menos explorado. Setenta crianças (39 do sexo masculino, 55.7%) foram observadas aos 4½ anos de idade, em sessões independentes com a mãe e com o pai, numa interação de jogo livre. Embora não tenha sido encont...
A contribuição da sensibilidade materna e paterna para o desenvolvimento cognit...
Figueiredo, Ana Mafalda; Mateus, Vera; Osório, Ana; Martins, CarlaA sensibilidade materna no decorrer de interações mãe-criança está associada a um melhor desenvolvimento cognitivo das crianças em idade pré-escolar. Porém, o papel da sensibilidade paterna encontra-se menos explorado. Setenta crianças (39 do sexo masculino, 55.7%) foram observadas aos 4½ anos de idade, em sessões independentes com a mãe e com o pai, numa interação de jogo livre. Embora não tenha sido encontrad...