Publication Name	World Journal of Psychiatry
Manuscript ID	117359
Country	Türkiye

Category	Obstetrics & Gynecology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Adverse childhood experiences and prenatal attachment in pregnant women
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Hafize Dağ Tüzmen and Bekir Ertuğrul
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Hafize Dağ Tüzmen, Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, KTO Karatay University, Akabe Mahallesi, No. 130 Alaaddin Kap Caddesi, Konya 42000, Türkiye. hafize.dag.tuzmen@karatay.edu.tr
Key Words	Adverse childhood experiences; Nurse; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Prenatal attachment
Core Tip	It has been found that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) significantly predict prenatal attachment levels in pregnant women. Pregnant women with higher ACE scores showed significantly lower prenatal attachment scores. Marital status, family type, number of living children, and ACEs explained 56.0% of the variance in prenatal attachment levels. Factors such as marital status, spouse’s employment status, pregnancy planning, and health problems experienced during pregnancy were found to be associated with both ACE and prenatal attachment scores. The findings emphasize the necessity of routine ACE screening and psychological support during pregnancy to strengthen the mother-fetus bond.
Citation	Dağ Tüzmen H, Ertuğrul B. Adverse childhood experiences and prenatal attachment in pregnant women. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press

Received	2025-12-11 00:54
Peer-Review Started	2025-12-11 00:54
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-01-26 07:54
Return for Revision	2026-01-26 07:54
Revised	2026-02-05 14:28
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-03-03 02:40
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-03-03 08:48
Articles in Press	2026-03-03 08:48
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript

ISSN	2220-3206 (online)
Open Access	This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Copyright	© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2026. No commercial re-use. See permissions. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
Permissions	For details, please visit: http://www.wjgnet.com/bpg/gerinfo/207
Publisher	Baishideng Publishing Group Inc, 7041 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 160, Pleasanton, CA 94566, USA
Website	http://www.wjgnet.com