| The effects of preterm birth on mother-infant interaction and attachment during the infant's first two years. | |
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PMID: 22007730 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Objective. Early mother-infant relationships in preterm populations were evaluated in the context of a systematic review of the literature. Design and setting. A systematic search of three electronic databases (PsychINFO, PubMed and Cochrane Library) was undertaken. Three studies of maternal attachment, eighteen studies of mother-preterm infant interaction and eight studies of infant attachment were included. Studies of preterm infant attachment were also evaluated using a meta-analysis. Results. Studies of preterm infant-mother interactions showed that the differences in maternal interaction behavior between mothers of preterm infants and mothers of full-term infants seem to be most evident during the first six months of life. Differences in the preterm infant's interaction behavior seem also to continue for six months after birth. However, five of eighteen studies showed an equal or even higher quality of mother-infant interaction in groups of preterm compared to groups of full-term infants. Studies of maternal and infant attachment indicated that preterm infants and their mothers are not at higher risk of insecure attachment than full-term infants and their mothers. Conclusions. The mother-preterm infant relationship is complex, and some relational patterns forecast greater psychological risk than others. It is important to decrease maternal stress and early separation in every possible way during hospitalization as well as after discharge. |
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Riikka Korja; Reija Latva; Liisa Lehtonen |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-18 |
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Title: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Volume: - ISSN: 1600-0412 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370343 Medline TA: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 The Authors AOGS© 2011 Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology. |
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Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, Department of Pediatrics, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Turku, and Department of Child Psychiatry, University of Tampere and Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. |
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