Mother-Child touch patterns in infant feeding disorders: relation to maternal, child, and environmental factors.

Objective: To examine mother and child's touch patterns in infant feeding disorders within a transactional framework.

Method: Infants (aged 9-34 months) referred to a community-based clinic were diagnosed with feeding disorders (n = 20) or other primary disorder (n = 27) and were case matched with nonreferred controls (n = 47). Mother-child play and feeding were observed and the home environment was assessed.