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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-7-20
pubmed:abstractText
Assisted reproductive techniques and fertility enhancing therapies have increased multiple births and, therefore, the risk of prematurity and its developmental consequences. Parent intervention is an effective source of compensation for the cognitive effects of prematurity. We hypothesized that relative to parents of preterm singletons, parents of preterm twins are less able to provide such enhancing care, resulting in a developmental disadvantage for preterm twins. Maternal-infant interactions of premature singletons (n = 22; birth weight = 1668 +/- 350 g, gestational age = 32.3 +/- 2.1 weeks) and premature twins (n = 8; birth weight = 1618 +/- 249 g; gestational age = 32.0 +/- 2.6 weeks) with comparable demographic and medical status were observed at home at 1 and 8 months corrected age using a 30 min checklist of developmentally facilitative behavior. Mental (MDI) and psychomotor (PDI) indices of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development and Caldwell Home Observations for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) inventories were administered (18 months corrected age). Compared with mothers of premature singletons, mothers of premature twins exhibited fewer initiatives (P < 0.001) and responses (P < 0.01) and were less responsive to positive signals (P < 0.01) and crying (P < 0.01). Unprompted by the infant, twin mothers lifted or held (P < 0.05), touched (P < 0.01), patted (P < 0.05) or talked (P < 0.01) less. Singleton MDIs surpassed twins (119.4 +/- 7.7 vs 103.6 +/- 7.7; P < 0.01). Maternal verbal behavior and the acceptance of child factor (HOME), both favoring singletons, correlated with MDI (R-square = 0.46, P < 0.0002). Mothers of premature twins exhibited fewer initiatives and responses toward offspring than did mothers of premature singletons. Maternal behavior was predictive of cognitive development.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1369-0523
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
234-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Child Development, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Cognition, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Communication, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Cues, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Gestational Age, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Infant, Newborn, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Infant, Premature, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Longitudinal Studies, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Maternal Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Mother-Child Relations, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Mothers, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Predictive Value of Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Risk Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Touch, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Twins, pubmed-meshheading:11463144-Verbal Behavior
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Maternal behavior toward premature twins: implications for development.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neonatology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, St Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ 08903, USA. barbostfeld@aol.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.