Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Article	Citations
Exploring the impact of infant feeding patterns on the psychological well-being of adolescent mothers	50
Pandemic-related stress in pregnant women during the first COVID-19 lockdown and neonatal development	22
Thank you to reviewers	20
Post-traumatic stress symptoms, rumination, and posttraumatic growth in women with a traumatic childbirth experience	18
Psychological flexibility and role satisfaction as serial mediators between dispositional mindfulness and postpartum depressive symptoms	15
Decisional conflict, anxiety, and social support among Chinese pregnant women making further prenatal testing decisions	15
Prenatal anomaly diagnosis and healthy birth: socio-psychological experiences of women in Turkey	14
Association between infants’ excessive crying and mother–infant bonding: a prospective observational study	13
‘Would I risk it again?’ The long-term impacts of a traumatic birth, as experienced by fathers	12
One birth, two experiences: why is the prevalence of childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder four times lower in fathers than in mothers?	12
The experience of oocyte donation pregnancy and early motherhood in Greece: a longitudinal, phenomenological study	12
Psychometric evaluation of the Czech Peripartum Depression Scale in pregnant and postpartum women	11
Developing a new measure of retrospective body dissatisfaction: links to postnatal bonding and psychological well-being	11
The Fathers’ Fear of Childbirth Scale: a Turkish validity and reliability study	10
Effectiveness of a couple-based mobile programme in improving human fertility	10
Mother-infant postnatal experience and its association with maternal emotion and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic	10
Exploring parents’ experiences and holistic needs following late miscarriage: a narrative systematic review	10
Developing a text message intervention for fathers with partners experiencing perinatal depression or anxiety	10
Maternal depression, psychosocial stress and race/ethnicity: examining barriers to breastfeeding for young mothers	9
Trajectories of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder scores in association with child’s behaviour at 12 months	9
A qualitative study exploring healthcare professionals’ perceptions regarding selective versus routine episiotomy	9
Maternal stress and interpersonal sensitivity during pregnancy: impact on offspring’s stress and temperament	9
‘Are you a first-time parent?’ Challenges for reproductive and infant researchers in asking about reproductive history and family composition	9
Supporting physiological birth choices in midwifery practice: the role of workplace culture, politics, and ethics	9
A pilot study to explore postpartum body image and resumed menstruation	9

Antenatal and postpartum depression in women who conceived after infertility treatment: a longitudinal study	9
Interparental conflict in the perinatal period: exploring clinical and community populations	9
Factors associated with suicide mortality among reproductive age women: a case–control study	8
Partnering with partners: a quality improvement project in perinatal intensive outpatient programming	8
Psychometric properties of the Turkish version of BUMPs and its relationship with prenatal attachment	8
Post-traumatic stress symptoms and war-related concerns among pregnant women: The contribution of self-mastery and intolerance of uncertainty	8
A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies on the preferences of perinatal women for mental health screening	8
Effects of maternal perinatal stress and child temperament on mother-child peek-a-boo play	8
Why mothers with midwifery-led vaginal births recommend that mode of birth: a qualitative study	8
Phenomenological review of depression in women experiencing infertility: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design systematic review	7
Psychological interventions to improve parental wellbeing after fetal abnormality diagnosis: a systematic scoping review	7
Development and psychometric properties of the Respectful Maternity Care Scale (RMCS)	7
Discussing sexuality, contraception, family planning, pregnancy and parenthood in mental healthcare	7
Gender and sexual diversity over the life cycle in families formed through assisted reproduction	7
What tools should be used to identify women in need of additional support in pregnancy?	7
Stage-based bereavement support for parents after stillbirth: an umbrella review	7
Demographic and arrangement-based predictors of Dutch people’s attitudes towards surrogacy in various family constitutions	7
Effects of foot-massage in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum on severity of nausea-vomiting and anxiety	7
Perinatal mental health practitioners’ experiences supporting mothers with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder: a qualitative study	6
Effect of transformative learning-based antenatal education on childbirth fear, traumatic birth perception, and childbirth preparedness	6
Maternal childbirth-related posttraumatic stress symptoms, bonding, and infant development: a prospective study	6
Anxiety trajectories from pregnancy to one-year postpartum and their contributors during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
A NICU stay during the pandemic: Bridging collective and subjective loss	6
The role of self-esteem on fear of childbirth and birth experience	6
The surrogacy experience: a survey of psychosocial impacts on gestational carriers	6
Self-harm thoughts among postpartum women - associated factors	6
Integrated care for pregnant women with psychiatric and psychosocial problems; patients’ and healthcare providers’ perspectives	6
Barriers to psychological support following early miscarriage. Perspectives of the UK-based IAPT perinatal champion	6
Associations between personality traits, depressive symptoms, parental stress, and caregiver responsiveness in mothers of infants	6
Midwifery care for pregnant women who live with obesity	6
Perceptions of motherhood in mothers of children with disabilities in Turkey: a qualitative study	6
How do women cope with couples’ infertility? Using language to explore elaborative processes	5
Fertility decision-making after an experience of first-onset postpartum psychosis	5
Emotion regulation strategies and perceived stress during pregnancy in expectant mothers and fathers	5
The course of women’s emotions from early pregnancy to the postpartum period	5
Factors related to a positive childbirth experience – a cross-sectional study	5
Reproductive timing and social egg freezing within British South Asian communities: a qualitative study	5
To build a family: exploring preferred paths to parenthood among plurisexual individuals without children	5
Body image and eating habits during pregnancy and postpartum: themes and suggestions for maternal healthcare	5
Rebalancing the narrative: integrating benevolent childhood experiences into developmental and perinatal research	5
Longitudinal reproductive healthcare pathways of transmasculine people	5
An evaluation of a trauma-focused group intervention for women accessing a maternal mental health service	5
Associations between postpartum haemorrhage, postnatal mental health and longer term mental illness: a record-linked cohort study	5
Psychologists’ experiences of working with fear of childbirth: implications and advice for care providers	5
Research on stillbirth: back and forth between the researcher’s and mother’s perspective	4
Midwives’ perspectives and perceptions in relation to perinatal psychotic-like experiences: a qualitative study	4
In search of the ‘like-minded’ people: pregnant women’s sense-making of their physical activity-related social experiences	4
Experiences of success and failure in childbirth	4
Evaluating caregiver-child interactions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review of tools and methods	4
Pregnancy intendedness and happiness as predictors of maternal-foetal bonding: evidence for mediation	4

Validation of the Hebrew Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised for partners of birthing women in Israel	4
Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale: measuring parenting self-efficacy in Portuguese mothers during the first year postpartum	4
“Being in the zone” makes a difference: flow, birth experience, birth duration, and postpartum Stress	4
Efficacy of in-person versus digital mental health interventions for postpartum depression: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	4
LBTQ parents’ bonding experiences after complicated births: managing minority stress and traumatic experiences	4
Which support matters when? Relational functioning and posttraumatic stress in NICU parents	4
Parental experiences of subjective well-being in the context of infant sleep problems	4
COVID-19-Related worries mediate the association between attachment orientation and elevated depression levels at 21-month postpartum	4
Feelings, thoughts and experiences of fathers in the early postpartum period: a phenomenological study	4
Posttraumatic stress symptoms in sexual minority and majority women after difficult births: a cross-sectional study	4
Prevalence, influencing factors of postpartum depression among parents and the moderating role of empathy	4
The effect of fathers’ birth attendance on paternal attachment and the perception of parental role: a randomised controlled trial	4
Impact of expectation, catastrophizing, and self-compassion on labour pain experiences among Portuguese women	4
The effect of positive psychotherapy-based training on psychological well-being and hope level in women receiving infertility: experimental study	4
Fear of childbirth among Chinese women in the third trimester and mode of delivery	3
Perinatal grief creates vulnerability to anxiety in subsequent pregnancy: the mediating role of bereavement-related guilt	3
Mother-child bond and its relationship with maternal postpartum depression	3
Introduction to primary care behavioral pediatrics guide for behavior analysts	3
Fear of childbirth and its relationship with anxiety and depression among Iranian fathers: a descriptive study	3
The interpersonal experiences of autistic women and birthing people in the perinatal period: a systematic review using the autistic SPACE framework	3
Protocol for an intervention for new parents experiencing moderate psychosocial adversity: pilot feasibility randomised trial	3
A longitudinal study on the association between trait mindfulness and maternal bonding across the perinatal period	3
Empathy, Theory of Mind, and psychological outcomes in early parenthood: comparing mothers, fathers, and non-parents	3
The role of eco-anxiety in reproductive wish during emerging adulthood	3
Stress across the perinatal period among low-income mothers and the moderating role of perceived social support	3
“Living in a vacuum”: Lived experiences of maternal near-miss among women with placenta accreta spectrum	3
The experience of men following stillbirth: the case of Israeli bereaved fathers	3
A hopeful future: a qualitative investigation of positive psychological functioning in young mothers	3
Depression, anxiety and bonding care in the postpartum: a randomised controlled trial of a brief psychotherapy for women at risk	3
Effect of midwives’ attitudes towards evidence-based practices on mothers’ perceptions regarding childbirth practices and satisfaction	3
The Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology and the Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology: Transitions and new beginnings	3
Tracing the path from birth satisfaction to bonding through childbirth-related PTSD symptoms: the moderating role of personality traits	3
Psychological Well-being during Pregnancy: The Contribution of Stress Factors and Maternal-Fetal Bonding	3
Sleep quality, perceived stress and associated factors in women undergoing IVF treatment: short-term longitudinal study	3
A phenomenological exploration of non-carrying mothers in same-gender relationships experiences of a psychologically traumatic birth	3
“I felt like I am defective … ”: a lifeworld phenomenological study of intended mothers’ sufferings	3
Effects of tele-education given based on the health belief model on mode of delivery tendencies in pregnant women	3
Targeted interventions for women exposed to adverse childhood experiences: a critical next step in perinatal mental Health	3
Gravidity status predicts mental health symptoms in women planning a pregnancy	3
Understanding the link between parentification and desire to have children: moderating role of perceived fairness	3
Childbirth as an anticipated trauma during pregnancy: pretraumatic stress symptoms in primiparous women	3
French version of the well-being in pregnancy (WIP) scale: translation and psychometric validation	3
Assessing mother’s childbirth-related posttraumatic stress disorder during the first year postpartum: a systematic review	3
The effects of haptonomy and virtual reality, anxiety, prenatal attachment and acceptance of pregnancy in unplanned pregnancy	3
Refining a framework for perinatal wellbeing through the lens of mothers: a qualitative study	3
45th SRIP Annual Conference 26th to 28th August 2025	3
Perinatal meaning-making and meaning-focused coping in the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Navigating work and motherhood: exploring the link between career orientation and childbearing motivations in emerging adulthood	3
The effect of self-evaluation of foetal movement and position tracking on prenatal attachment and distress	3
“It changed how I see birth”:the transformative role of positive birth stories in midwifery education	2
Work-family conflict: emphasis on families in modern work environments	2
Childbirth-related episiotomy and tear in relation to risk of postpartum depression: a retrospective cohort study on Omani mothers	2
Social support, temperament and previous prenatal loss interact to predict depression and anxiety during pregnancy	2
Paternal peripartum depression: emerging issues and questions on prevention, diagnosis and treatment. A consensus report from the cost action Riseup-PPD	2
Integrating positive psychology perspectives to support parents in their transition to parenthood: a vision for future research	2
Bouncing back with bliss: nurturing body image and embracing intuitive eating in the postpartum: a cross-sectional replication study	2
Prenatal maternal cortisol, stress and anxiety, and childhood obesity at 5 years: a nested case–control study	2
Cognitive behavioural therapy for intolerance of uncertainty: A study protocol for the prevention of postpartum anxiety	2
Concerns about fertility, social appearance, and relationships in young adults with polycystic ovary syndrome	2
Maternal role and bonding implications of postpartum pelvic floor symptoms: a quantitative and qualitative investigation	2
Overcoming training bottlenecks: mixed-methods evaluation of digital training for non-specialists in postnatal depression self-help treatment	2
Effects of maternal depression and self-efficacy during pregnancy on postpartum bonding	2
Sensory-processing sensitivity, parenting styles, and adult attachment patterns in parents of young children	2
The relationship between trauma, stress, and premenstrual symptoms: the role of attributional style and trait anger	2
Does rejection sensitivity predict impaired mother-infant bonding? A longitudinal study	2
Mental Health of Infertile Women: A Systematic Review	2
The psychosocial experience of traumatic birth in couples: an interpretative phenomenological study	2
Effect of childbirth experience on the psychological well-being of postpartum women in Accra, Ghana	2
Psychometric properties of the PSWQ in a sample of pregnant and postpartum women	2
Fear of childbirth among pregnant women during crises: the role of resilience and social support	2
The role of fear of childbirth and birth experiences in observed maternal parenting behaviour	2
The time of motherhood in a time of crisis: a longitudinal qualitative study	2
Relationship between social support and perinatal depression during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Parents’ mental health after termination of pregnancy for foetal anomaly – a systematic review	2
Multidimensionality within the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale: application issues of specific structure	2
The perinatal health secondary to pandemic: association between women’s delivery concerns and infant’s behavioral problems	2
The concept analysis of parent-infant bonding during pregnancy and infancy: a systematic review and meta-synthesis	2
Effectiveness of digital psychological interventions for perinatal depression: a network meta-analysis	2
Do infant body movements reflect emotional states? Evidence from two pilot studies	2
Psychological Well-being of Patients in Reproductive Medicine Center: Clinicians’ Perspectives	2

The role of expectations, subjective experience, and pain in the recovery from an elective and emergency caesarean section: A structural equation model	2
Bidirectional relationships between mindfulness and symptoms of depression and anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum	2
Disclosure and child exploration of surrogacy origins in gay father families: Fathers' Adult Attachment Interview coherence of mind matters	2
A mixed-methods study of childbirth-related intrusive memories and their relationship with posttraumatic stress symptoms	2
‘You’ve gotta be a man and be strong’: Pakistani fathers’ experiences of perinatal loss	1
“Oh, who’s the mum?”: a thematic analysis of neonatal experiences of lesbian and queer+ parents	1
Global perspective of psychosocial care of patients with differences of sex development from low-income countries	1
Women’s sexual and reproductive health: recognition, equity, and AANHPI	1
Improving accessing to perinatal mental health care	1
Heterogeneity of emotional distress in pregnancy during COVID-19 pandemic: a latent profile analysis	1
The experience of mothering a preterm: a prolonged crisis with the potential for personal growth	1
Women’s postpartum mental health in Israel after terror: childbirth-related trauma following the October 7 attack	1
Global self-esteem, components of self-esteem and identity integration in pregnant and non-pregnant women	1
Significant interpersonal relationship issues experienced during infertility and fertility treatment journeys: a consensus study	1
Attitudes towards surrogacy in the context of socio-demographic determinants: a cross-sectional study	1
The Routledge international handbook of perinatal mental health disorders	1
Reflections on a successful year of the Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology	1
Mental health of parents with infants in NICU receiving cooling therapy for hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy	1
Relative protection? What becomes illuminated when paternal Perinatal suicide is seen	1
Maternity care changes and postpartum mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a Spanish cross-sectional study	1
Beyond pathology: towards a normative developmental psychology of pregnancy	1
Effects of guided imagery, and breathing exercise device on nausea-vomiting, and anxiety in hyperemesis gravidarum	1
Menstruation in Nepal: dignity without danger	1
Paternal bonding is influenced by prenatal paternal depression and trait-anxiety	1
The influence of antenatal relaxation classes on perinatal psychological wellbeing and childbirth experiences: a qualitative study	1
Perspectives on perinatal depression and anxiety screening in primary care: a meta-synthesis	1
Interest in prenatal stress management training: association with medical risk and mental health	1
Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale–Revised in Portuguese postpartum women	1
Preconception counselling components in women with serious mental illness: a scoping review	1
Paternal bonding in pregnancy and early parenthood: a qualitative study in first-time fathers	1
Estimated likelihood of parenthood among sexual minority individuals associates with interpersonal vulnerability and traumatic outlook	1
Maternal and paternal postpartum early mood and bonding	1
“Learning to ‘waltz’ rather than ‘wrestle’ … ” : a novel, ultra-brief intervention supporting early child–caregiver relationships	1
When pregnancy and pandemic coincide: changes in stress and anxiety over the course of pregnancy	1
Self-esteem, partner support, and body image changes across pregnancy	1
Development of negative and positive emotionality in irritable and nonirritable neonates	1
Validating an instrument on gay fathers’ beliefs about socialising children conceived through surrogacy	1
The effect of hypnofertility on fertility preparedness, stress, and coping with stress in women having in vitro fertilization: A randomized controlled trial	1
A pilot prospective cohort investigating paternal hormonal changes during peripartum, depressive symptoms and father-infant-bonding	1
Exploring birth trauma experiences in South Asian women: an interpretative phenomenological analysis	1