Maternal Bonding and fMRI Neurofeedback Data from a Longitudinal Postpartum Study

61 mothers, including 31 with postpartum bonding problems, participated in a longitudinal study during the first year postpartum. The data includes interaction behavior scores from the CIB scales and questionnaire data from the PBQ and EPDS. Monika Eckstein authored this study, which was harvested by heiDATA from Dataverse.

Use Cases

• Analyze changes in mother-infant interaction behavior based on the six CIB scales measured at two time points.
• Compare clinical outcomes between neurofeedback target groups (ventral striatum vs. anterior cingulate cortex) based on questionnaire data (PBQ, EPDS).
• Investigate the relationship between self-reported regulation success and behavioral or questionnaire outcomes for patient participants.
• Examine parameter estimates for the dorsal striatum in the ventral striatum neurofeedback group to explore secondary neural effects.

Strengths

• Longitudinal design with data collected at two time points (T1 and T2) during the first postpartum year.
• Includes data from a controlled, double-blind randomized clinical trial with 61 total participants.
• Combines multiple data modalities: behavioral observation scales (CIB), clinical questionnaires (PBQ, EPDS), and fMRI parameter estimates.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for specific modeling tasks.
• The sample size of 61 mothers, while controlled, may limit the statistical power for detecting subtle effects.

Provenance

Source

heiDATA Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Data collected from a longitudinal clinical study involving real-time fMRI neurofeedback sessions.

Time Range

Covers the first year postpartum for participants.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-07 07:10:10; freshness should be verified.