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A total of 390 pregnant individuals\nwho attended the clinic during the study period were included. Data were\ncollected using a Personal Information Form, the Traumatic Childbirth\nPerception Scale (TCPS), the Birth Beliefs Scale (BBS), and the Maternal\nAntenatal Attachment Scale (MAAS).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The participants had a mean age of 24.23\u00b13.70 years, and most were in the\nthird trimester of pregnancy (72.6%). Overall, participants reported\nmoderate levels of traumatic childbirth perception and relatively high\nprenatal attachment. Correlation analyses indicated a statistically\nsignificant but small negative association between traumatic childbirth\nperception and prenatal attachment (r=\u22120.155, p&lt;0.01). Prenatal\nattachment was also positively associated with beliefs that conceptualize\nchildbirth as a natural process; however, this relationship was likewise\nsmall in magnitude (r\u209b=0.103, p&lt;0.05). Multiple regression analysis\nfurther showed that traumatic childbirth perception was a significant but\nsmall negative predictor of prenatal attachment (\u03b2=\u22120.157, p&lt;0.01).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Traumatic childbirth perception was inversely associated with prenatal\nattachment, whereas beliefs that conceptualize childbirth as a natural\nprocess were positively associated with prenatal attachment. The findings\nsuggest that addressing traumatic childbirth perceptions and supporting\npositive childbirth beliefs may be relevant considerations in antenatal care\npractices aimed at promoting prenatal attachment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2872-5039","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]],"date-time":"2026-06-09T22:54:52Z","timestamp":1781045692000},"page":"439-448","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["The relationship between pregnant women\u2019s traumatic birth perceptions\nand birth beliefs and prenatal attachment"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"230","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-6858-6729","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kevser","family":"Altuner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Selcuk\nUniversity, Turkey","place":["Konya"],"department":["Department of Midwifery"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0433-2515","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Seyhan","family":"\u00c7ankaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Selcuk\nUniversity, Turkey","place":["Konya"],"department":["Department of Midwifery"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"37","DOI":"10.51704\/ahievran-sagbil.978285","article-title":"Determination of prenatal attachment levels of pregnant women and affecting\nfactors","volume":"1","author":"A Badem","year":"2021","journal-title":"Kirsehir Ahi Evran University Journal of Health\nSciences"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e98","DOI":"10.1097\/AOG.0000000000003716","article-title":"ACOG practice bulletin, number 218. 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