Emotion Regulation in Full Term and Very Low Birthweight Preterm Infants

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peggy C. Maclean ◽  
Sarah J. Erickson ◽  
Jean Lowe
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Very Low Birthweight

scholarly journals The Functions of Mutual Touch in Full-Term and Very Low-Birthweight/Preterm Infant-Mother Dyads: Associations with Infant Affect and Emotional Availability During Face-to-Face Interactions

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Mantis ◽  
Dale M. Stack
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infant ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Maternal Sensitivity ◽  
Term Infant ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Communicative Functions

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the communicative functions of mutual touch during mother-infant interactions and their relation with infants’ affect and the quality of the mother-infant relationship. The two normal periods of the Still-Face procedure were examined for mothers and their 5½-month-old full-term (n=40) and very low-birthweight/preterm (VLBW/preterm; n=40) infants. The Functions of Mother-Infant Mutual Touch Scale was used to code the function of each mutual touch. Results indicated that full-term infant-mother dyads spent significantly more time engaged in playful and regulatory mutual touch compared to VLBW/preterm infant-mother dyads who spent significantly more time engaged in attention-centered, unbalanced, and guided mutual touch. Infant smiling was found to significantly co-occur with playful mutual touch for both the full-term and VLBW/preterm infants, while fretting co-occurred with unbalanced mutual touch for VLBW/preterm infants. Higher levels of maternal sensitivity and regulatory mutual touch were associated for full-term dyads, while lower levels of maternal sensitivity were associated with unbalanced mutual touch for VLBW/preterm dyads. Results from this study enable a more comprehensive understanding of the functions of mutual touching, and suggest key differences in which mutual touching behaviours are organized with infants’ affect and relationship dimensions between mothers and their infants.

scholarly journals Effect of early versus standard central line removal on growth of very low birthweight premature infants: a protocol for a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e030167
Author(s):  
Justyna Romańska ◽  
Wojciech Margas ◽  
Renata Bokiniec ◽  
Paweł Krajewski ◽  
Joanna Seliga-Siwecka
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Premature Infants ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Central Line ◽  
Optimal Time ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
Central Lines ◽  
The Mean

IntroductionUncertainty exists regarding the optimal time for removal of central lines used to provide parenteral nutrition in preterm infants. The aim of this study is to determine whether earlier central line removal is non-inferior to its removal after reaching full enteral intake, in respect to growth outcome of preterm infants.Methods and analysisVery low birthweight premature infants will be recruited. Eligible infants will be randomised in equal proportions between two groups. In the intervention group central lines will be removed when infants reach 100 mL/kg/day of enteral intake. In the control group central lines will be removed when infants reach 140 mL/kg/day of enteral intake (full enteral intake). The primary outcome measure will be the difference between the two groups in weight at 36 weeks’ postmenstrual age. Non-inferiority will be declared if the mean weight of children in the intervention group will be no worse than the mean weight of children from the control group, by a margin of −210 g.Ethics and disseminationThe Bioethics Committee of the Medical University of Warsaw approved the study protocol prior to recruitment. The findings of this trial will be submitted to a peer-reviewed journal (neonatology, paediatrics or nutrition). Abstracts will be submitted to relevant national and international conferences.Trial registration numberNCT03730883.Protocol versionVersion 3. 14.08.2019.

Intraventricular haemorrhage in very-low-birthweight preterm infants: Association with low prothrombin activity at birth

2007 ◽  
Vol 94 (6) ◽  
pp. 807-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marjut Salonvaara ◽  
Pekka Riikonen ◽  
Riitta Kekomäki ◽  
Elina Vahtera ◽  
Eija Mahlamäki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Intraventricular Haemorrhage ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
Prothrombin Activity
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