Inpatient Skin-to-skin Care Predicts 12-Month Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants.

Objective: To examine the relationship between inpatient skin-to-skin care rates and neurodevelopmental scores measured at 12 months in very preterm (VPT) infants.

Study Design: From a retrospective review of medical records of 181 VPT infants (<32 weeks gestational age [GA] at birth), we derived skin-to-skin care rate, ie, total minutes of skin-to-skin care each infant received over the number of days of hospital stay. We used scores on the Capute Scales from routine follow-up assessments at 12 months to measure neurodevelopmental outcomes.

Inpatient Skin-to-Skin Care Predicts 12-month Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants.

Objective: Limited research links hospital-based experiences of skin-to-skin (STS) care to longer-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm children. The present study examined relations between inpatient STS and neurodevelopmental scores measured at 12 months in a sample of very preterm (VPT) infants.

Study Design And Methods: From a retrospective study review of medical records of 181 VPT infants (<32 weeks gestational age (GA)) we derived the STS rate, i.

A mother's touch: Preschool-aged children are regulated by positive maternal touch.

Positive maternal touch plays an important role in the development of children's physiological regulation and cognitive development in infancy, as well as the development of sociality in early childhood. However, few studies have looked beyond infancy to consider the possible continuing impact of positive maternal touch on child stress reactivity during early childhood. A diverse community sample of mothers (N = 114, M = 33.