Parental concerns about infant behavioral organization from term to 4 months.
Parents of 35 premature infants were divided into groups based on the number of contacts made with a nurse and/or pediatrician during a 4-month period. Parental concerns relating to infant behavioral organization, such as crying, sleep-wake cycles, and feeding, were the focus of this study. Significant differences were found between the high-contact group and low-contact group on all 3 infant behavioral variables. Among other infant and maternal variables studied, the severity of perinatal events did not determine the parent's contact group. Mean birth weight and mean gestational age were similar for both groups.
D001290:Attitude; D002652:Child Behavior; D003448:Crying; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D012890:Sleep