Unplanned Pregnancy, Perinatal Anxiety/Stress, and Maternal Responsiveness to Infant Crying

Perinatal distress is associated with disruptions in maternal-infant bonding. The present study examined whether maternal perinatal predictions of responses to infant distress were related to unplanned pregnancy, anxiety, and stress. There was a direct effect of anxiety, which did not moderate relations between unplanned pregnancy and maternal predictions of responsiveness.