Mothers seeing their VLBW infants within 3 h after birth are more likely to establish a secure attachment behavior: Evidence of a sensitive period with preterm infants

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 404-410

  Mehler, K ^a   Wendrich, D ^a   Kissgen, R ^a   Roth, B ^a   Oberthuer, A ^a   Pillekamp, F ^a   Kribs, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

attachment; sensitive period; strange situation; VLBW infants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBIVALENCE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CRITICAL PERIOD (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; REACTIVE ATTACHMENT DISORDER; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957844708     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.139     Document Type: Article

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