| This research study quantitatively examined the effects of an 18-hour, 3-day maternity program, the Prenatal Attachment and Healthy Development Intervention (PAHDI), on maternal emotional attachment. The sample included 12 pregnant females ages 16--39. The dependent variable, maternal emotional attachment, was measured according to the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI). The results of 22 dependent sample t tests indicate that the PAHDI program significantly increased maternal emotional attachment from pretest to posttest. Additionally, a newly developed measure of fetal-infant attachment, the Prenatal Attachment Association Memory Inventory (PAAMI), was explained and field-tested for use in future research. The PAAMI data was not included in this research, but instead will be analyzed and reported in a future research study. |
