Interactive behaviors between mothers and their prematurely born infants in the face-to-face Still-Face Paradigm

The present study compared and correlated interactive behaviors of 15 mothers and their very preterm infants (gestational age: 28-32 weeks). Mothers and infants were observed in the experimental Face-to-Face Still-Face paradigm, consisting of three episodes: in the first and third episodes (play and...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Chiodelli, Taís [UNESP], Rodrigues, Olga Maria Piazentin Rolim [UNESP], Pereira, Veronica Aparecida, Santos, Pedro Lopes Dos, Fuertes, Marina
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/211420
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0275202037e180164
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/211420
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Infant, premature
Infant behavior
Mother-child relations
Recém-nascido prematuro
Comportamento do lactente
Relações mãe-filho
Descrição
Resumo:The present study compared and correlated interactive behaviors of 15 mothers and their very preterm infants (gestational age: 28-32 weeks). Mothers and infants were observed in the experimental Face-to-Face Still-Face paradigm, consisting of three episodes: in the first and third episodes (play and reunion episodes), mother and infant interact freely; in the second (still-face episode), the mother maintains a still-face expression. The behaviors of the infants were allocated in three categories: positive social orientation, negative social orientation and self-regulation. Maternal behaviors were classified into positive and negative social orientation. Intragroup comparisons indicated that maternal vocalizations were significantly higher in the play episode. Compared to other studies with preterm infants, babies in this study exhibit fewer interactive behaviors and more self-soothing behaviors in the still-face episode. In addition, in the reunion episode, values of the behaviors presented in the play episode were recovered. Correlations between intrusive maternal behaviors and noninteractive or negative-interaction behaviors of the infant suggest the relevance of providing intervention to promote maternal sensitivity.