Maternal sensitivity and infant autonomic and endocrine stress responses

Early Human Development

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 377-385

  Bosquet Enlow, Michelle ^a,b   King, Lucy ^a   Schreier, Hannah M C ^c,d   Howard, Jamie M ^e   Rosenfield, David ^f   Ritz, Thomas ^f   Wright, Rosalind J ^c,d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Kravis Children's Hospital   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e CHILD MIND INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; HPA axis; Infant; Maternal sensitivity; Parasympathetic; Sympathetic

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIORAL DISTRESS; INFANT DISEASE; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SENSITIVITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMIPARA; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; T WAVE AMPLITUDE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MOTHER; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INFANT; MOTHERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84925222140     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2014.04.007     Document Type: Article

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