Neonatal facial movements in the first minutes of life - Eye opening and tongue thrust: An observational study

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 611-618

  Hentschel, Juliane ^a   Ruff, Ruth ^a   Juette, Frauke ^a   Von Gontard, Alexander ^a   Gortner, Ludwig ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apgar; Caesarean section; Eye opening; Maternal infant bonding; Neonatal facial expression; Tongue thrust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYING; EYE MOVEMENT; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EYE MOVEMENTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPERTENSION; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TONGUE; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 36448982462     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-992178     Document Type: Article

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