Few studies have focused on mechanisms of developmental change during the prelinguistic
period. The lack of focus on early vocal development is surprising given that maternal …

Preterm infants are hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and are
precociously separated from their mothers. Although developmental care interventions are …

This study explored the temporal contingencies between infant and adult vocalizations as a
function of the type of infant vocalization, whether adult caregivers' vocalizations were infant …

Background: Early parental interventions in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) have
beneficial effects on preterm infants' short and long-term outcomes. The aim of this study …

Aim To study the effects of live maternal speaking and singing on physiological parameters
of preterm infants in the NICU and to test the hypothesis that vocal stimulation can have …

This study is an investigation of the development of infant vocalization in a changing and
dynamic mother-infant communication system. Thirteen infants and their mothers were …

The bond between an infant and their primary caregiver plays a pivotal role in the infant's
social, emotional, and cognitive development. Central to this bonding process is affective …

Purpose This study tested proposals that maternal verbal responses shape infant vocal
development, proposals based in part on evidence that infants modified their vocalizations …

We systematically reviewed how effectively maternal voice interventions supported the
clinical outcomes and development of preterm infants. A total of 512 preterm infants were …

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 …