Publications by authors named "Naboni C"
Neurodevelopmental disability (ND) poses a significant challenge to infants' socio-emotional and cognitive development, as well as to caregiving dynamics, such as parental sensitivity and mother-infant interaction. Prior research highlights the crucial role of early parenting support interventions in enhancing parental behaviors, serving as a protective developmental factor for children at risk for or diagnosed with ND. This single-cohort, multicentric study aims to evaluate the efficacy of early video-feedback intervention (VFI) in improving maternal parenting behaviors.
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- The study aims to understand the parenting experience of mothers with preterm infants from birth to adolescence, shedding light on the challenges families face due to premature birth.
- Utilizing semi-structured interviews with seven mothers of extremely low birth weight babies, researchers identified three phases of the parenting journey and eight key themes that reflect their emotions, struggles, and developmental changes.
- The findings indicate that the impact of preterm birth is profound and long-lasting, suggesting the importance of tailored support for parents in neonatal intensive care units to enhance their resilience and coping strategies.
Objectives: CDKL5 developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (CDKL5-DEE) is a rare X-linked dominant genetic disorder. Family-centered Early Intervention (EI) programs, which promote axonal plasticity and synaptic reorganization through exposure to an enriched environment, should be integrated into clinical practice. However, there is presently a dearth of dedicated EI protocols for patients with CDKL5-DEE and cerebral visual impairment (CVI).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe early emergence of social smiles is an important milestone of infants' socio-emotional development. Our aim was to assess how the use of protective facemasks by adults affects the display of social smiles in preterm (PT) and full-term (FT) infants at 3 months (corrected age for prematurity). We enrolled 30 FT and 30 PT infants (gestational age ≤ 32 weeks).
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- * A study was conducted to investigate the production of melatonin (ME) in very preterm infants, the metabolism of ME after oral treatment, and the impact on MDA concentrations over 15 days.
- * Results showed that while preterm infants couldn't produce measurable levels of ME initially, those who received ME treatment had significant increases in ME and its metabolite 6-OH-ME, but MDA levels remained relatively stable with a slight trend towards improvement in the ME group.
Background: Preterm extremely low birth weight infants (ELBWi) are known to be at greater risk of developing neuropsychiatric diseases. Identifying early predictors of outcome is essential to refer patients for early intervention. Few studies have investigated neurodevelopmental outcomes in Italian ELBWi.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPreterm very low birth weight infants (VLBWi) are known to be at greater risk of adverse neurodevelopmental outcome. Identifying early factors associated with outcome is essential in order to refer patients for early intervention. Few studies have investigated neurodevelopmental outcome in Italian VLBWi.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Placental pathologic lesions suggesting maternal or fetal vascular malperfusion are common among pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction. Data on the relationship between pathologic placental lesions and subsequent infant neurodevelopmental outcomes are limited.
Objective: This study aimed to assess the relationship between placental pathologic lesions and infant neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years of age in a cohort of pregnancies complicated by intrauterine growth restriction.
Background: The present study investigated the impact of the COVID-19-related rehabilitation services lockdown on the mental health of caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Methods: Between 26 March and 11 May 2020, 84 caregivers filled out ad-hoc and standardized questionnaires through an online survey in order to measure their psychological response to the emergency and lockdown as well as their levels of parenting stress, anxiety and depression.
Results: Worries about COVID-19 contagion and concerns for the child left without rehabilitation programs were the greatest sources of mental health burden for caregivers.
Aim: Although parenting is key to promoting healthy development of at-risk preterm infants, parents have often restricted access to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). This study aimed to assess the effect of an early parenting intervention on the psychomotor outcome in preterm children at 24 months of corrected age.
Methods: Forty-two preterm children and their parents were consecutively recruited at a level III NICU in Northern Italy and randomly allocated to early intervention (two educational peer-group sessions and four individual infant observation sessions) or care as usual (no educational or infant observation sessions).
Background: Preterm birth does not only affect infants but also represents an unexpected and traumatic event for parents. There are few reports on parenting stress during early infancy comparing preterm and term mothers, with the results being somewhat inconsistent.
Methods: As part of a longitudinal study, preterm mother-infant and term mother-infant dyads were enrolled.