Objective:

To determine the impact of COVID-19 on the relationship between lifestyle and mother-newborn bonding in a Peruvian hospital.

Materials and methods:

An explanatory, descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional research was conducted with a population of 1,020 puerperal women and a sample of 103 participants. A stratified sampling was used to divide the study population into those with COVID-19 and those without COVID-19. The variables were lifestyles (including physical activity, quality of life, rest and sleep, mental health and social integration) and mother-newborn bonding. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient, discriminant analysis and Wilcoxon test were used.

Results:

The study population consisted of 51 puerperal women with COVID-19 and 52 without COVID-19, out of whom 66.67 % and 55.77 % had a fair lifestyle, respectively. The first group (those with COVID-19) showed a good mother-newborn bonding (64.71 %), intense physical activity (62.75 %), healthy diet (84.31 %), adequate rest and sleep (54.90 %), good mental health and self-esteem (62.74 %), and high social integration (68.72 %). The second group (those without COVID-19) showed a fair mother-newborn bonding (55.76 %), moderate physical activity (62.75 %), healthy diet (69.23 %), adequate rest and sleep (75.00 %), fair mental health and self-esteem (63.47 %), and medium social integration (67.31 %).

Conclusions:

COVID-19 had a significant impact (p < 0.05) on the relationship between lifestyles and mother-newborn bonding. Rest and sleep were key factors in determining the impact of COVID-19.

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