Exploring Maternal-Infant Attachment and Its Relationships with Perinatal Depression and Anxiety Symptoms and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy among Predominantly Hispanic, Latina, and African American/Black Marginalized Populations

Authors

Leslie B. Lantz, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow
Amy Salisbury, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sara Moyer, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sally Russell, Virginia Commonwealth University
Leroy Thacker, Virginia Commonwealth University
Candice Gault, Virginia Commonwealth University
Josselyn Valenzuela, Virginia Commonwealth University
Merilyn Arikkat, Virginia Commonwealth University
Maria Mooney, Virginia Commonwealth University
S Bodnar-Deren, Virginia Commonwealth University
Patricia Kinser, Virginia Commonwealth University

Document Type

Poster

Original Publication Date

2025

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Marcé of North America Conference (2025): Unlocking Insights in Perinatal Mental Health

Date of Submission

October 2025

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore maternal-infant attachment at 26 weeks PP as it relates to concurrent postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms and breastfeeding self-efficacy in ethnically diverse postpartum mothers (from a larger RCT [“Mindful Moms Study”]).

Rights

© The Author(s) 2025

Is Part Of

VCU School of Nursing Publications