An Intervention Program for Mothers of Low-Birthweight Infants: Preliminary Results

Mothers of low-birthweight babies born at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont during a 21-month period were randomly assigned to experimental ( N = 34) and control ( N = 40) groups. Forty-one normal-birthweight controls were also recruited. Experimental mothers received an 11-session intervention...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry 1984-05, Vol.23 (3), p.319-325
Hauptverfasser:	NURCOMBE, BARRY, HOWELL, DAVID C., RAUH, VIRGINIA A., TETI, DOUGLAS M., RUOFF, PAUL, BRENNAN, JOHN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Cognition Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gynecology and obstetrics Humans Infant Infant, Low Birth Weight - psychology Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature - psychology Mother-Child Relations Mothers - psychology Parents - education Psychology and medicine Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Mothers of low-birthweight babies born at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont during a 21-month period were randomly assigned to experimental ( N = 34) and control ( N = 40) groups. Forty-one normal-birthweight controls were also recruited. Experimental mothers received an 11-session intervention program which emphasized maternal sensitivity and responsiveness to infant social signals. This paper analyzes the impact of the program, by 6 months, on maternal adaptation and psychopathology, and on infant cognitive development and temperament.
ISSN:	0002-7138 2376-614X
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-7138(09)60511-2