| Crying in separated and non-separated newborns: sound spectrographic analysis. | |
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PMID: 8740308 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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During the first 1-2 h after birth crying occurs during separation from the mother and stops on reunion. In rats, such "separation distress calls" have distinct phonetic properties. We examined this early crying by sound spectrography in 29 healthy, full-term, vaginally delivered babies, randomly assigned either to be kept in a cot or to be placed in body contact with the mother during the 90 min following birth. The former babies cried almost 10 times more than the latter ones. The duration of the cry signal (the smallest element of a cry analysed by spectrography) in both groups was 0.8-09s; the melody contour was flat or slightly rising--falling with a fundamental frequency of around 500 hertz. The cry is provisionally characterized as a discomfort cry, elicited mainly by separation from the mother. |
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Authors:
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K Michelsson; K Christensson; H Rothgänger; J Winberg |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) Volume: 85 ISSN: 0803-5253 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Paediatr. Publication Date: 1996 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-10-10 Completed Date: 1996-10-10 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9205968 Medline TA: Acta Paediatr Country: NORWAY |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 471-5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Children's Hospital, University of Helsinki, Finland. |
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Animals Anxiety, Separation / psychology* Crying / psychology* Humans Hunger Infant, Newborn / psychology* Mother-Child Relations* Pain / psychology Psychoacoustics Rats Sound Spectrography Time Factors Touch |
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