scholarly journals Increase in Salivary Oxytocin Levels in Mothers After Tactile Contact Between Adiaper-like Nonwoven Sheet With Large Projectionsand the Palm: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Sakamoto ◽  
Sayaka Izumori ◽  
Mina Tomita ◽  
Yuko Fukuda ◽  
Yasuyuki Okuda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Tactile Contact ◽  
Japanese Mothers ◽  
Palm Of The Hand

Abstract ObjectiveThe aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether or not tactile contact between a diaper-like nonwoven sheet with specific physical characteristics and the palm of the hand would increase the maternal level ofoxytocinwhich is one of the neuropeptides promoting formation of the mother-infant bond.ResultsTen healthy non-breastfeeding Japanese mothers were enrolled in this pilot study. We prepared diaper-like nonwoven sheets with large or small projections. Physical indices related to softness and fluffiness were higher in the sheet with large projections than in the sheet with small projections. Salivary oxytocin levels in the motherswere increasedafter tactile contact with thesheet with large projections, but not after contact with the sheet with small projections. This pilot study suggests that maternal oxytocin levels are increased by tactile contact between a soft and fluffy diaper sheet and the palm.

scholarly journals A Pilot Study of the Physical Characteristics and Thermal Effects of Mud compared with Bentonite

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 620-625
Author(s):  
Masutaka WATANABE ◽  
Fumihiro MITSUNOBU ◽  
Toshifumi OZAKI ◽  
Masuo SENDA ◽  
Tsugutake MORISHITA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Thermal Effects ◽  
Physical Characteristics

Pilot study on criteria in cavity preparation-facts or artifacts?

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (11) ◽  
pp. 27-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
G Salvendy ◽  
WM Hinton ◽  
GW Ferguson ◽  
PR Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cavity Preparation

A Pilot Study of Early Storybook Reading With Babies With Hearing Loss

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 3397-3412
Author(s):  
Michelle I. Brown ◽  
David Trembath ◽  
Marleen F. Westerveld ◽  
Gail T. Gillon
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Eye Contact ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Storybook Reading ◽  
Book Selection ◽  
Turn Taking ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose This pilot study explored the effectiveness of an early storybook reading (ESR) intervention for parents with babies with hearing loss (HL) for improving (a) parents' book selection skills, (b) parent–child eye contact, and (c) parent–child turn-taking. Advancing research into ESR, this study examined whether the benefits from an ESR intervention reported for babies without HL were also observed in babies with HL. Method Four mother–baby dyads participated in a multiple baseline single-case experimental design across behaviors. Treatment effects for parents' book selection skills, parent–child eye contact, and parent–child turn-taking were examined using visual analysis and Tau-U analysis. Results Statistically significant increases, with large to very large effect sizes, were observed for all 4 participants for parent–child eye contact and parent–child turn-taking. Limited improvements with ceiling effects were observed for parents' book selection skills. Conclusion The findings provide preliminary evidence for the effectiveness of an ESR intervention for babies with HL for promoting parent–child interactions through eye contact and turn-taking.

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