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Perinatal risk factors and reactive attachment disorder: a nationwide population‐based study




AuthorsUpadhyaya Subina, Chudal Roshan, Luntamo Terhi, Hinkka‐Yli‐Salomäki Susanna, Sucksdorff Minna, Lehtonen Liisa, Sourander Andre

PublisherWiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Publication year2020

JournalActa Paediatrica

Volume109

Issue8

First page 1603

Last page1611

Number of pages9

ISSN0803-5253

eISSN0803-5253

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1111/apa.15156

Web address 10.1111/apa.15156

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/44414944


Abstract
Aim

To examine the association between several perinatal and obstetric risk factors and reactive attachment disorder in children diagnosed in specialized services.

Methods

In this nested case control study, 614 cases with reactive attachment disorder and 2,423 controls matched with age and sex were identified from Finnish national registers. Conditional logistic regression was used to examine the association between a number of perinatal risk factors and reactive attachment disorder.

Results

In the adjusted analysis, a low birthweight of <2,500 grams was associated with an increased odds of reactive attachment disorder, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.96 and 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.17, 3.30 and a birthweight of 4,000‐4,499 grams was associated with decreased odds OR 0.49 (95% CI 0.31, 0.75). The odds for being diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder increased with a gestational age of <32 weeks OR 3.72 (95% CI 1.52, 9.10), induced labour OR 1.34 (95% CI 1.03, 1.75) and monitoring in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) OR 1.67 (95% CI 1.09, 2.55).

Conclusion

We found associations between low birthweight, preterm birth, NICU admission and reactive attachment disorder. The findings add to the current literature on the understanding of the development of reactive attachment disorder in children.


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