Frontiers in Public Health · 2 authors, 2 centres
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This cross-sectional survey of 207 pregnant Korean women aged 35 or older found that higher maternal-fetal attachment and stress from the social atmosphere were associated with more health-promoting behaviors, while artificial conception was linked to fewer health-impairing behaviors, but multiparity and maternal role stress were linked to more.
This study used a cross-sectional design to examine associations between psychosocial factors and prenatal health behaviors in 207 pregnant Korean women aged 35 or older. Data were collected via an online self-report survey. Linear regression analyses identified significant predictors. For health-promoting behaviors, maternal-fetal attachment (β=0.43) and social atmosphere stress (β=0.13) were positive associations. For health-impairing behaviors, artificial conception was a negative association (β=-0.16), while multiparity (β=0.23) and maternal role stress (β=0.27) were positive associations. Limitations include the cross-sectional design, which precludes causal inference, reliance on self-report, potential sampling bias from the online survey, and the inability to account for all confounding variables like pre-pregnancy health behaviors. The findings suggest that interventions to promote maternal-fetal attachment and manage specific pregnancy stresses may be beneficial, but require consideration of cultural context.
