Full-term and very-low-birth-weight preterm infants' self-regulating behaviors during a Still-Face interaction: Influences of maternal touch

Infant Behavior and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 779-791

  Jean, Amélie D L ^a   Stack, Dale M ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infant affect; Infant self regulation; Maternal touch; Mother infant interaction; Prematurity; Still Face procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL TOUCH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TOUCH;

EID: 84866109678     PISSN: 01636383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2012.07.023     Document Type: Article

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