What is it about?
A randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the impact of an infant intervention program on social interactions between mothers and moderately to late preterm infants, specifically those with a gestational age between 30 and 36 weeks.
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Why is it important?
Mothers in the intervention group demonstrated higher levels of sensitivity and responsiveness, as compared with controls. Notably, being a first-time mother significantly enhanced the effects of the intervention.
Perspectives
It is noticeable that first-time mothers exhibited greater sensitivity and responsiveness to their infant’s cues, and that these mother-infant dyads displayed a higher level of synchrony compared to experienced mothers.
Professor Lars Smith
University of Oslo
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This page is a summary of: Effect of early intervention on social interaction between mothers and preterm infants at 12 months of age: A randomized controlled trial, Infant Behavior and Development, April 2011, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2010.11.004.
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