Family nurture intervention improves the quality of maternal caregiving in the neonatal intensive care unit: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 188-196

  Hane, Amie A ^a,b   Myers, Michael M ^b,c   Hofer, Myron A ^b,c   Ludwig, Robert J ^c   Halperin, Meeka S ^c   Austin, Judy ^d   Glickstein, Sara B ^e   Welch, Martha G ^a,b,c  

^a WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d Department of Medicine   (United States)

^e EB Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

intervention; maternal care behavior; maternal sensitivity; NICU

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREMATURE BIRTH;

EID: 84928006941     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: 15367312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000148     Document Type: Article

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