title: Effects of access to a stimulating object on infant behavior during tummy time.
abstract: Placing infants in a prone position for "tummy time" often is recommended to ensure appropriate infant development and to combat the effects associated with infants spending extended periods of time in a supine position. However, tummy time may be associated with inappropriate infant behavior such as crying and noncompliance. We provided continuous access to a preferred stimulus to decrease negative vocalizations and to increase the duration of an infant's head being elevated during tummy time.
authors: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 13210, USA. kadeyh@upstate.edu
authors: Heather J
authors: HJ
authors: Kadey
authors: Henry S
authors: HS
authors: Roane
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D003448:Crying; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D007224:Infant Care; D016683:Supine Position