Background Infants born preterm are at increased risk of developing cognitive and motor
impairment compared with infants born at term. Early developmental interventions have …

Background Preterm infants are at greater risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities than full
term infants. Interventions supporting parents to improve the quality of the infant's …

A child's development is embedded within a complex system of relationships. Among the
many relationships that influence children's growth and development, perhaps the most …

Predicting language performances after preterm birth is challenging. It is described in the
literature that early exposure to the extrauterine environment can be either detrimental or …

Premature and medically vulnerable infants experience early and sometimes prolonged
separation from their parents, intrusive and unnatural environments, painful and distressing …

Early biobehavioral regulation, a major influence of later adaptation, develops through
dyadic interactions with caregivers. Thus, identification of maternal characteristics that can …

Preterm birth is characterized by multiple interacting atypical constraints affecting different
aspects of neuropsychological development. In the first years of life, perceptual, motor, and …

Background Mothers' reports about pregnancy, maternity and their experiences during the
perinatal period have been associated with infants' later quality of attachment and …

Background The stress that results from preterm birth, requisite acute care and prolonged
physical separation in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can have adverse …

Background Preterm birth causes parenting stress and increases the risk of developmental
disorders in children. Our objective was to assess the impact of an early psychological …