Exploring Maternal Representations During Pregnancy in Normal and At-Risk Samples: The Use of the Interview of Maternal Representations During Pregnancy

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the potentiality of the Interview of Maternal Representations during Pregnancy-Revised Version (IRMAG-R; M. Ammaniti & R. Tambelli, 2010) in exploring maternal representations in at-risk and nonrisk conditions. Maternal representations were assessed during the last trimester of pregnancy in 411 nonrisk women and in 255 depressed and/or psychosocially at-risk women. The results showed a prevalence of Integrated/Balanced representations in nonrisk women and a higher frequency of Not Integrated/Ambivalent representations in at-risk women. Data obtained confirm that the IRMAG-R is a valid instrument for exploring maternal representation during the last trimester of pregnancy in both the absence and presence of risk conditions.