Maternal-Fetal Attachment in Adolescents in Thailand
Journal Title: Medical Journal of Clinical Trials & Case Studies - Year 2019, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
The concept of maternal-fetal attachment in Thailand is not clearly defined. It is used interchangeably will other terms such as engage and attachment. This article discusses the terms of engage and attachment. In addition, significant of the term maternal-fetal attachment, and the intervention of maternal-fetal attachment is discussed in this article. Method; this article reviews the literature published in 2013-2018. The literature published from aboard and Thailand. The language of article was English and Thai. The results show that “engage” refers to tie and “attachment” refer to careseeking and bond for care-giving. The maternal-fetal attachment is a process between pregnant adolescents and her fetus. In the western countries, the maternal-fetal attachment are effecting by seeing an ultrasound of the fetus, the experience of fetal movement or quickening, the fetal movement counting, and the pictorial. In Asia countries, it is reported that the effect is by abdominal palpation of Leopold’s maneuvers. Generally in Thailand, the most common term used is maternalinfant attainment which refers to post delivery. Therefore, the maternal-fetal attachment is not addressed. So the term maternal-fetal attachment needs to be clarified.
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Khamsawarde N*
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