title: Neonatal characteristics and mother-infant interaction in two observational situations.
abstract: 134 mothers and their newborn infants were studied in order to evaluate the realtionship's between neonatal characteristics and mother-infant interaction. The procedure included a newborn assessment with the Brazelton Neonatal Assessment Scale and 2 mother-infant interaction observations, 1 carried out during feeding and the other during a semistructured situation. The results indicated that there were consistent relationships between infant and maternal behavior; more alert and responsive infants had more responsive and sensitive mothers. These consistencies were found for both infants and mothers across the different situations. Both infant and maternal responsiveness to a variey of social stimuli were noted.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001034:Apgar Score; D002652:Child Behavior; D004435:Eating; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011581:Psychological Tests