Effects of early mother-infant intervention on outcomes in mothers and moderately and late preterm infants at age 1 year: A randomized controlled trial

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-47

  Ravn, Ingrid Helen ^a,b   Smith, Lars ^b,c   Smeby, Nina Aarhus ^a,b   Kynoe, Nina Margrethe ^a   Sandvik, Leiv ^a   Bunch, Eli Haugen ^b   Lindemann, Rolf ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c National Network for Infant Mental Health   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Depression; Infants; Maternal stress; Mother infant communication; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT BEHAVIOR QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL STRESS; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; MOTHER INFANT TRANSACTION PROGRAM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL STRESS; PARENTING STRESS INDEX; PICTORIAL INFANT COMMUNICATION SCALE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; TEMPERAMENT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855201430     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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