A Developmental Model of The Quality of Life based on Maternal Attachment to Fetus, Intimacy with Spouse and Mediated Anxiety in Pregnant Mothers

Given the importance of quality of life during pregnancy and the prevalence of anxiety during this period, the aim of this study was to test the model of pregnancy quality of life based on maternal attachment to the fetus and intimacy with the spouse mediated by pregnancy anxiety in pregnant mothers.

This correlational study was path analysis. For this purpose, a sample of 372 pregnant women referred to health centers and offices of gynecologists in Ahvaz in 2019, were selected by convenience sampling method. Measurement instruments were maternal fetal attachment questionnaire, marital intimacy, quality of life related to health and pregnancy anxiety. Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine the reliability of the instrument.

The results showed that the direct path of maternal attachment to the fetus was not significant with quality of life, but the direct path of intimacy with the spouse to positive and significant quality of life and maternal attachment to the fetus and intimacy with the spouse to negative and significant pregnancy anxiety and the path of pregnancy anxiety The quality of life was negative and significant. Pregnancy anxiety mediated the relationship between maternal attachment to the fetus and intimacy with the spouse with quality of life.

Due to the importance of quality of life in pregnancy and the prevalence of anxiety among pregnant women, it is necessary to increase the quality of life of pregnant women by reducing the anxiety of pregnancy by controlling the antecedents of pregnancy anxiety