Background: Maternal emotions towards the foetus are an
essential part of maternal-foetal bonding, and predict its quality and
quantity. It is necessaryto identify a
cluster of pregnant women with maternal-foetal
bonding difficulty. Objectives: To identify a
cluster of pregnant women with maternal-foetal bonding difficulty and
describe the character of the cluster. Methods: An online questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate
psychological issues among pregnant women at 12-15 weeks’ gestational age. Maternal-foetal
bonding emotions, demographic and obstetric variables, attitudes towards the
current pregnancy, emesis, adult attachment, depression,fear of childbirth, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, borderline personality traits, substance use, avoiding taking part
in childcare, and consideration of pregnancy termination were measured. A two-step cluster analysis
was performed to classify participating
women according to maternal-foetal bonding subscale scores. Emerging clusters were compared in terms of the variables
used in this study.Results: Two
clusters emerged, one of which was the Foetal Bonding Disorder Cluster,
characterised by significantly lower scores (p< 0.001) inHappiness,
Alpha Pride, and Beta Pride, and significantly (p < 0.001) higher scores in Anger, Fear, Sadness, Disgust, Shame, and Guilt. Individuals in this cluster
were also
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