Whose clock makes yours tick? How maternal cardiorespiratory physiology influences newborns' heart rate variability

Biological Psychology

Volumn 108, Issue , 2015, Pages 132-141

  Van Puyvelde, Martine ^a,b   Loots, Gerrit ^a,c   Meys, Joris ^d   Neyt, Xavier ^b   Mairesse, Olivier ^a,b   Simcock, David ^e,f   Pattyn, Nathalie ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

^c Bolivian Catholic University 'San Pablo'   (Bolivia)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^f JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

2 Month developmental shift; Breathing; Heart rate variability; Maternal infant physiological synchrony; Mother infant interaction; Physiological relationship; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Social development; Vagal maturation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIDEORECORDING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL-FETAL RELATIONS; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESPIRATORY RATE; RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; SLEEP; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84928167205     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2015.04.001     Document Type: Article

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