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Maternal-fetal attachment among Vietnamese mothers in the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy: A pilot study.

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate maternal-fetal attachment (MFA) among Vietnamese women during pregnancy. Design: This study is a quantitative, descriptive pilot study of maternal fetal attachment among twenty-five Vietnamese women during pregnancy. Convenience sample of twenty-five pregnant Vietnamese women were selected. Two questionnaires were used. The demographic survey included the mother\u27s age, ethnicity, primary language spoken at home, country of origin, parity, and the stage of pregnancy. The Maternal-Fetal Attachment scale (Cranley, 1981) is a twenty-four item self-administered Likert-type scale. Result: The study result\u27s showed modest difference in scores in the three trimesters among the Vietnamese women. There were no apparent differences in maternal and fetal bonding as compared to Cranley\u27s study ( 1981 ). Implications: Findings from this study broadened the health care provider\u27s knowledge regarding cross-cultural nursing in maternal and fetal attachment among Vietnamese women. Larger sample size and revising the language of instruments to accommodate the appropriate cultural background of study subject may yield better results

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