The longitudinal cohort study on mothers' adaptation to child rearing during pregnancy and postpartum

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K11669
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Kagawa Prefectural College of Health Sciences
• Principal Investigator: Sakae Reiko 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (80235134)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 植村 裕子 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 講師 (50353149) ; 松村 惠子 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (30310254) ; 塩田 敦子 香川県立保健医療大学, 保健医療学部, 教授 (90221291)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 育児適応 / 母子関係 / 子どもへの愛着 / 子どもの行動特徴 / 精神的健康状態 / ストレス対処能力 / 縦断的研究

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study analyzed the factors related to mothers’ adaptation to child rearing in the prospective investigation.
Mothers’ adaptation to child rearing intensified gradually from the 1st to 3rd month after childbirth, and then relatively stabilized. The factors in adapting to child rearing vary with childcare phase, but it was found that attachment of mothers to their children are related to their adaptation to child rearing during a one-year period from childbirth. It was also found that the factors are mothers’ mental state, the behavioral characteristic of children and mothers’ stress coping ability. Among 30 mothers (42.9%) suffering from depression one year after childbirth, it was confirmed that such depression is related to the adaptation to child rearing. During the 1st month after childbirth, mothers’ adaptation to child rearing was related to mothers’ attachment and mental health condition. These findings indicate the importance of supporting mothers until the one month.

Free Research Field

母性看護学・助産学