During the early period of hypothesis building and empirical testing of attachment theory, a
major emphasis was placed on mother-infant physical contact. In spite of this, mother-infant …

The positive clinical effects caused by skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth or after
repeated skin-to-skin contact of premature infants (kangaroo care) or fullterm infants are well …

COVID-19 has changed the way that newborn babies are cared for within the neonatal
setting due to the introduction of social distancing and wearing of face masks to limit the …

Attachment theory postulates that there is a particular style of caregiving that, because of its
interaction with our evolved psychology, is most likely to result in healthy psychological …

This brief report reviews findings from a longitudinal study of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) with
mothers and full-term infants and a follow-up study of these dyads when the children were 9 …

According to attachment theory (eg, Bowlby, 1969/1982, 1973, 1980), infants develop
cognitive models (termed internal working models, IWMs) of their attachment figures during …

Infants of adolescent mothers have a greater risk of developing insecure attachment types
and attachment disorders into adulthood. Previous research suggests that skin-to-skin …

Schreibabys, Wutkindern und «Angsthasen» ist gemeinsam, dass sie an einer
angemessenen Regulation ihrer Emotionen scheitern. Der Emotionsdysregulation im …

Background: Infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) experience withdrawal that
occurs as a result of termination of placental opioid supply following delivery. Common …

Objective To review the literature about the association between breastfeeding and neonatal
abstinence syndrome (NAS) severity, need for pharmacologic treatment for NAS, and length …