| Maternal postpartum behavior and the emergence of infant-mother and infant-father synchrony in preterm and full-term infants: the role of neonatal vagal tone. | |
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PMID: 17380505 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Relations between maternal postpartum behavior and the emergence of parent-infant relatedness as a function of infant autonomic maturity were examined in 56 premature infants (birthweight = 1000-1500 g) and 52 full-term infants. Maternal behavior, mother depressive symptoms, and infant cardiac vagal tone were assessed in the neonatal period. Infant-mother and infant-father synchrony, maternal and paternal affectionate touch, and the home environment were observed at 3 months. Premature birth was associated with higher maternal depression, less maternal behaviors, decreased infant alertness, and lower coordination of maternal behavior with infant alertness in the neonatal period. At 3 months, interactions between premature infants with their mothers and fathers were less synchronous. Interaction effects of premature birth and autonomic maturity indicated that preterm infants with low vagal tone received the lowest amounts of maternal behavior in the postpartum and the least maternal touch at 3 months. Infant-mother and infant-father synchrony were each predicted by cardiac vagal tone and maternal postpartum behavior in both the preterm and full-term groups. Among preterm infants, additional predictors of parent-infant synchrony were maternal depression (mother only) and the home environment (mother and father). Findings are consistent with evolutionary perspectives on the higher susceptibility of dysregulated infants to rearing contexts and underscore the compensatory mechanisms required for social-emotional growth under risk conditions for parent-infant bonding. |
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Authors:
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Ruth Feldman; Arthur I Eidelman |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Developmental psychobiology Volume: 49 ISSN: 0012-1630 ISO Abbreviation: Dev Psychobiol Publication Date: 2007 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-04-02 Completed Date: 2007-07-16 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0164074 Medline TA: Dev Psychobiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 290-302 Citation Subset: IM |
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(c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology and the Gonda Brain Sciences Center, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel, 52900. feldman@mail.biu.ac.il |
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Arousal
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physiology* Autonomic Nervous System / physiopathology Depression, Postpartum / physiopathology, psychology Father-Child Relations* Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature / physiology*, psychology Male Maternal Behavior / physiology*, psychology Mother-Child Relations* Object Attachment Postpartum Period Social Environment Vagus Nerve / physiopathology* |
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