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Maternal sensitivity and mother-infant attachment are associated with antibiotic uptake in infancy

2020; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 27; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1177/1359105320941245

1461-7277

Marina Fuertes, Joana L. Gonçalves, Anabela Faria, Pedro Lopes dos Santos, Inês C. Conceição, Francisco Dionísio,

Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Attachment security has been associated with health status and symptom reporting. In this longitudinal study, we investigated the association between antibiotics uptake by infants at 9-months and mother-infant attachment at 12-months. Logistic regression analyses indicated that lower maternal sensitivity was associated with increased odds of antibiotic uptake. Furthermore, 89.7% of insecure-ambivalent infants consumed antibiotics, which contrasted with 32.5% of avoidant infants and 21.5% of secure infants. This study suggests that maternal behavior and mother-infant attachment impact on antibiotic consumption, which is worrying because antibiotics may lead to several health problems later in life and antibiotic-resistance.