The relation of medical risk and maternal stimulation with preterm infants' development of cognitive, language and daily living skills

Karen E. Smith; Paul R. Swank; Susan E. Denson; Susan H. Landry; Constance D. Baldwin; Susan Wildin

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The relation of medical risk and maternal stimulation with preterm infants' development of cognitive, language and daily living skills

Karen E. Smith, Paul R. Swank, Susan E. Denson, Susan H. Landry, Constance D. Baldwin, Susan Wildin

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Abstract

High-risk (HR) and low-risk (LR) preterm infants (N= 212) and full-term infants (FT, N = 128) from low socio-economic homes were studied with their mothers in the home at 6 and 12 months of age. Infants' cognitive, language and daily living skills were evaluated in relation to mothers' warm sensitivity, use of strategies which maintained the infants' attention and directiveness. Higher levels of maternal attention-maintaining were positively related to infant development for all groups. During toy play, attention-maintaining was most strongly related to expressive language skills for the HR infants; during toy play and daily activities, this maternal behavior was more strongly related to cognitive and language skills for both preterm groups than for the FT infants.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	855-864
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Volume	37
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01481.x
State	Published - Oct 1996

Keywords

Child development
Early intervention
Parenting behaviors
Very low birth-weight infants

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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The relation of medical risk and maternal stimulation with preterm infants' development of cognitive, language and daily living skills. / Smith, Karen E.; Swank, Paul R.; Denson, Susan E. et al.
In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, Vol. 37, No. 7, 10.1996, p. 855-864.

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