This study examined the characteristics of the vocal behaviors of parents and preterm
infants, as compared to their term-born peers, at three months of age. Potential links …

Aims The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that mothers of premature
infants compared with mothers of term infants differ in the structure which they impose on the …

We studied the timing of the spontaneous vocalization that occurs in dyadic interactions of
fathers and their neonates. We recorded 21 fathers speaking to their 2 to 4‐day‐old …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the verbal interactions of parents with their infants in the first
months of life and to test the hypothesis that reciprocal vocalizations of mother-infant dyads …

Aim Little is known about infant‐directed speech addressed to preterm infants. The current
study investigated the association between changes in preterm infant behavioural states …

Mother-infant vocal interactions serve multiple functions in child development, but it remains
unclear whether key features of these interactions are community-common or community …

OBJECTIVE: To determine the sound environment of preterm infants cared for in the NICU
and to test the hypothesis that infants exposed to more adult language will make more …

Infants' differential vocal response (DVR) towards their mother and a female stranger at 3
months of age has been predominantly investigated as an index of early cognitive …

Preterm infants' behavioral state and physiological parameters are affected by
environmental noise and adult voices. Only a handful of studies have explored the effects of …

Infant-directed speech (IDS) is an essential factor of mother–infant interaction and facilitates
early language processing and word learning during dyadic interactions. This study aimed …