Cortisol regulation in 12-month-old human infants: Associations with the infants' early history of breastfeeding and co-sleeping

Stress

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-277

  Beijers, Roseriet ^a   Riksen Walraven, J Marianne ^a   De Weerth, Carolina ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Co sleeping; Cortisol; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Infancy; Strange Situation Procedure

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD NUTRITION; COSLEEPING; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SIBLING; SLEEP; STRANGE SITUATION PROCEDURE; TEMPERAMENT; WAKEFULNESS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY, SEPARATION; BEDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BREAST FEEDING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTING; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALIVA; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876128097     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253890.2012.742057     Document Type: Article

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