Antenatal Attachment: Building Bonds Before Birth
Definition and Conceptualization of Antenatal Emotional Attachment Antenatal Emotional Attachment (AEA), often referred to as prenatal bonding, describes the affective and cognitive relationship that develops between the expectant parent—most commonly the mother—and the unborn child during the gestation period. This concept is fundamentally distinct from the physical process of pregnancy, focusing instead on the psychological […]