Maternal tactile behaviour correlated with mother and newborn infant characteristics

Millot, Jean-Louis; Filiatre, J.C.; Montagner, Hubert

doi:10.1016/0378-3782(88)90092-8

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“…They have limited access to more sophisticated regulatory strategies such as gaze aversion or crying to help repair an intrusive or overstimulating interaction. This situation could be doubly problematic in light of the fact that mothers of smaller and less responsive infants often compensate for the baby's inactivity by high levels of engagement and frequent stimulation of the infant (Millot et al, 1988;Spiker et al, 1993).…”

Section: Frequent Touch As a Risk Factormentioning

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Early tactile experience of low birth weight children: links to later mental health and social adaptation

Weiss

Wilson

Seed

et al. 2001

Infant and Child Development

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The purpose of this study was twofold: to determine (1) the degree to which specific qualities of maternal touch may contribute to the low birth weight infant's emotional and behavioural problems as well as social adaptation, and (2) the relationship between maternal touch and a mother's other caregiving behaviour. The sample included 114 socioculturally diverse infants and their mothers who were videotaped during an infant feeding when the baby was 3 months old. This videotape was analysed to assess dimensions of mother-infant interaction, including maternal touch. Data on perinatal risk and the mother's acceptance versus rejection of the infant were also acquired. Social adaptation and emotional/behavioural problems were measured when the child was 2 years of age.Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that maternal touch accounted for 15% of the variance in the likelihood of a child having emotional/behavioural problems at age 2. Children who received more nurturing touch had significantly fewer internalizing problems (such as depression) while children receiving both more frequent touch and harsh touch had more externalizing problems (such as aggressive behaviour). Infants who were less responsive to their caregivers were especially at risk of developing aggressive/destructive behaviour as a result of frequent touch. But less responsive infants also appeared to benefit most from greater use of diverse types of maternal touch, accounting for 6% of the variance in superior adaptive behaviour at age 2. Nurturing touch was the only quality that showed even a modest relationship to other caregiving behaviour, suggesting

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Section: Frequent Touch As a Risk Factormentioning

confidence: 98%

Early tactile experience of low birth weight children: links to later mental health and social adaptation

Weiss

Wilson

Seed

et al. 2001

Infant and Child Development

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“…Winberg and de Chateau (1982) reported very similar findings when the babies were 1–2 days old and again at 3 months. Hwang (1978), Robin (1982), Gottfried et al (1987) and Millot, Filiatre, and Montagner (1988) all found that mothers of daughters smiled and talked to their babies significantly more than mothers of sons did, as well as stroking them and having more skin-to-skin contact with them.…”

Section: Mothers Of Male Infants Initiate Interactions With Their mentioning

confidence: 95%

Sex-of-Offspring Differences between Mothers

Grant

2008

Evol Psychol

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Evolutionary biologists and psychologists have long been aware of maternal effects on the secondary sex ratio in mammals. Up till now these have appeared inconsistent but re-analysis of the evidence, focusing on normally distributed maternal testosterone and its physiological and behavioral sequelae, reveals some support for the existence of sex-of-offspring differences between mothers. In addition to the animal studies showing a relationship between maternal, testosterone-based dominance and the secondary sex ratio, research on human mothers shows sex-of-offspring differences in a range of testosterone-related attributes (physiological, behavioral and cognitive) measured at varying times from before the child was conceived to the mother's maturity. Further exploration of these differences might help elucidate the problems surrounding sex determination in mammals.

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“…Research has shown that emotional, physical and behavioral characteristics of both the infant and the parent can contribute to a disrupted relationship between the infant and the parent (Brazelton, 1976;Cutrona & Troutman, 1986;Millot, Filiatre & Montagner, 1988;O'Callaghan & Hull, 1978;White-Traut & Nelson, 1988). The parent who has developed feelings of parental inadequacy is at risk for developing insecure attachments to their infant.…”

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Infant Massage Programs May Assist in Decreasing Parental Perceived Stress Levels in New Parents

Beyer

Strauss

2003

Occupational Therapy In Health Care

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A qualitative study was conducted to determine whether there is a relationship between the perceived stress levels of new parents in interacting with their infant and the parental implementation of infant massage techniques. A sample of four new parents demonstrated decreased perceived stress levels following involvement in a month long infant massage program, indicating an enhanced perception of their individual parenting abilities. The results of the study indicate that infant massage training is an effective tool to be used in assisting parents/caregivers in the acquisition of the parenting role and the development of role related skills.

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Maternal tactile behaviour correlated with mother and newborn infant characteristics

Cited by 8 publications

References 15 publications

Early tactile experience of low birth weight children: links to later mental health and social adaptation

Early tactile experience of low birth weight children: links to later mental health and social adaptation

Sex-of-Offspring Differences between Mothers

Infant Massage Programs May Assist in Decreasing Parental Perceived Stress Levels in New Parents

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