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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Infant Behavior"”.
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Exploring the Relationships Between Mothers' Use of Food to Soothe, Feeding Type and Mode, Maternal Feeding Style, Infant Behavior, and Infant Weight-Related Outcomes During Early Infancy
<p>Rapid infant weight gain (RWG) in the first six months postpartum is a strong predictor for obesity during childhood and adolescence. Although biological factors can influence infant weight gain trajectories, the modifiable factor of parent feeding practices can also have an influence. The use …
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Sex Differences in Mother-Infant Interaction
<p>Sex differences in human behavior have frequently been explored by researchers. Although there are numerous studies documenting sex differences between boys and girls from childhood into adulthood, few studies have adequately examined how genetics and environment interact in infancy to promote …
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Temperament among infants of diabetic and nondiabetic mothers
Temperament of 4-month-old infants of diabetic (n=l6) and nondiabetic (n=l8) mothers did not differ reliably in terms of maternal ratings on the Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ) (Rothbart, 1981). Item analysis indicated that scales on a reduced version of the IBQ maintained high internal …
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Education Needs of New Mothers: A Comparison of Prenatal and Postnatal Women's Perceptions
… A for items under each component).<br> I. Infant Care Education:<br> a. Type of feeding<br> b. Bathing your baby<br> c. Diapering<br> d. Infant behavior/characteristics<br> e. Safety of baby<br> f. Jaundice<br> g. Circumcision<br> II. Mother's Care Education;<br> a. Breast care<br> b. …
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Are Holding Patterns Predictive of Infant Attachment Classification in 12 to 18 Month Old Infants?
Research investigating infant attachment has demonstrated the benefits of infants' secure attachment to their mothers. While Ainsworth (1973) has determined four maternal behaviors, tender holding, stimulation, contingent responding and maternal sensitivity to infant signals, that promote a secure …
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Temperament and Early Communication in Premature Children.
… as full-term children when measured by the <em>Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised</em>. The second purpose was to determine if temperament and language acquisition, as measured by the <em>MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory: Words and Gestures</em>, are linked in premature infants …
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A Study Of Stability: Maternal Reflective Functioning From Pregnancy To Seven Months Postpartum
… study examining fetal brain connectivity and infant outcomes. Parental reflective functioning was assessed using the Pregnancy Interview-Revised (Slade, Grunebaum, Huganir, & Reeves, 1987; Slade, 2011) and the Parent Development Interview-Revised Short form (Slade et al., 2003). Additional …
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The Ability of Four-Month-Olds to Discriminate Changes in Vocal Information in Multimodal Displays
Recent investigations into infants' intersensory perception suggest a specific developmental pattern for infants' attention to visible and auditory attributes of dynamic human faces. This work has proposed that infants' perception seems to progress along a sensory continuum: beginning with …
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Infant's developmental trajectories in the first year of life
… study aims to (1) identify and profile groups of infants according to their psychophysiological characteristics, considering neurobehavior organization, social withdrawal behavior and neuroendocrine reactivity to stress, and (2) analyze group differences on the quality of mother-infant …
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Early detection and intervention for infants at risk of autism spectrum disorders
… Checklist (POC), administered monthly, and the Infant Behavior Summary Evaluation (mSE), administered bimonthly, to see if they can be used with the infant population to identify autistic symptoms in infants who are at high risk for autism or related problems because they have an older sibling …
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Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Use During Pregnancy: Perinatal Outcomes
OBJECTIVE: To assess severity of neonatal behavioral syndrome (NBS) in infants of serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI)-treated pregnancies, compared with infants of women with psychiatric illness not treated with medication. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of pregnancies followed in a prenatal …
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The Relationship Between Infant Crying and Father Well-Being
<p>Infant excessive crying and fussing has been linked to adverse maternal outcomes such as increased depression and stress, and decreased feelings of parenting self-efficacy. Infant crying has also been identified as the number one trigger caregivers report prior to an abusive action, placing …
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Longitudinal Behavioral Assessment of Neonatal Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children and infants is a primary cause of cognitive and behavioral problems that can persist through adulthood. In this study, the long-term behavioral effects of neonatal and juvenile TBI (jTBI) were characterized using mice. At an age of post-natal 7 or 10 days, …