Infant–mother interaction as a predictor of child's chronic health problems

Mäntymaa, Mirjami; Puura, Kaija; Luoma, Ilona; Salmelin, Raili; Davis, Hilton; Tsiantis, John; Ispanovic-Radojkovic, Veronika; Paradisiotou, Anna; Tamminen, Tuula

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2214.2003.00330.x

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“…Being fairly simple to learn and use, it may prove to be a useful tool in the early detection of infant distress. This is of no small importance, as lowered infant sociability has been shown to be connected to both physical and psychological illness ͑Tronick & Weinberg, 1997; Guedeney & Fermanian, 2001;Mäntymaa et al, 2003͒ and also to parental distress and relationship issues between the parent and the infant ͑Trevarthen & Aitken, 2001͒. In a longitudinal study by Keller & Zach ͑1993͒ infants who averted their gaze from their parents were found to have poorer interaction with their parents at 2 years and developmental delays up to 6 years.…”

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Detecting infants in need: Are complicated measures really necessary?

Puura

Guédeney

Mäntymaa

et al. 2007

Infant Mental Health Journal

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The object of this paper was to study how the Baby Alarm Distress Scale (ADBB), developed as a simple screening tool for front line professionals working with infants, correlates with the more detailed assessment method of the Global Rating Scale (GRS) for Mother-Infant Interaction at two and four months. A sample of 127 eight- to eleven-week-old infants was videotaped in free interaction with their mothers, and infant interaction behavior was rated with both methods by independent researchers. Compared to the GRS infant scales the sensitivity of the ADBB, using the recommended cutoff point of 5 or more, was 0.77 and specificity 0.80. In further analyses it was found that deviant ratings of two items of the ADBB, the quality of eye contact between the infant and the caregiver and assessment of the sense of relationship between the infant and the caregiver, were the items most strongly associated with poor interaction skills of the infant on the GRS. Mothers of infants found deviant in the ADBB performed more poorly in the interaction with their infants when compared to mothers of infants found healthy in the ADBB. For the purpose of detecting deviations in infant interaction skills as signs of possible problems in early parent-infant interaction the ADBB seems to be a sufficiently sensitive and specific instrument. However, the results of this study still need to be tested with larger samples and against other observation methods.

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Section: Detecting Infants In Need •mentioning

confidence: 95%

Detecting infants in need: Are complicated measures really necessary?

Puura

Guédeney

Mäntymaa

et al. 2007

Infant Mental Health Journal

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“…Infants of depressed mothers are more likely to show attachment, behavioural, emotional and cognitive disturbances as they grow up (Kim-Cohen et al 2005;Mantymaa et al 2003;Murray et al 1996b;O'Brien et al 2004). There is evidence to suggest that this may be a result of depressed mothers' impaired sensitivity towards their infants (Field et al 2006;Murray et al 1996a, b).…”

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Symptoms of depression during pregnancy are associated with increased systolic blood pressure responses towards infant distress

Pearson

Lightman

Evans

2012

Arch Womens Ment Health

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A mother's response towards her infant's distress is important for the mother-infant relationship and infant development. There is evidence that maternal responses are impaired in depressed mothers. Further understanding of how depression disrupts maternal responses is important to direct treatment strategies. There is evidence that maternal responses develop during pregnancy. Further understanding of the relationship between depression and maternal responses during pregnancy is therefore important. We have previously found that depression during pregnancy is associated with reduced attentional engagement with infant distress but is unclear whether this is an insensitive or avoidance response. In the current study, we investigated the impact of anhedonic symptoms of depression on pregnant women's autonomic response towards infant distress. We found that women experiencing anhedonic depressive symptoms during pregnancy had significantly larger systolic blood pressure responses towards infant distress (β, 1.6 mmHg, 95 % CI 0.5 to 2.6, p = 0.004) than non-depressed pregnant women. These results suggest that anhedonic symptoms during pregnancy may be associated with increased sympathetic sensitivity. This suggests that depression is not, at a sympathetic level at least, associated with insensitivity to infant distress and rather depression may be associated with an abnormally sensitive response.

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“…This is supported by The study specific questionnaire on affects. Higher scores indicate a more positive answer Standard deviation expressed within parenthesis IA imperforate anus; JCA juvenile chronic arthritis * P \ 0.05, ** P \ 0.01 previous research showing that a positive attitude in the parent-child interaction facilitates the child's development of emotional and social functioning [27,28]. In families such as those studied here, discussions of medical issues presumably occur frequently, as the children's difficulties are lasting.…”

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Children with high and intermediate imperforate anus: remembering and talking about medical treatment carried out early in life

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Treatment of children with high and intermediate imperforate anus entails several different surgical procedures during the first 3-12 months of life, which are accompanied by a strict follow-up treatment regimen. It has not been studied whether the children remember this treatment carried out early in life. Research has shown that small children may demonstrate so-called non-verbal memories of salient events occurring in early childhood. The purpose was to examine whether children with imperforate anus showed distressing memories of previous medical treatment and whether parent-child dialog about medical treatment is related to the child's psychosocial functioning later in life. Parents of 25 children (9 boys, 16 girls) with high and intermediate imperforate anus participated in the study. The mean age among the children was 10.5 years (range 8.0-13.6). A comparison group of 30 children (5 boys and 25 girls) with juvenile chronic arthritis also participated in the study. The mean age was 10.6 years (range 7.8-13.6). All parents answered the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/4-18) and a study-specific questionnaire. Children in both groups were reported to show distressing memories of early treatment. Children who had been talked to showed good psychosocial function and were in a better mood and less angry than those who had not been talked to. Parent-child discussions about the child's experiences of medical treatment did not seem to be harmful or in any other way detrimental to the child, instead such discussions seemed to facilitate the child's psychosocial functioning.

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Infant–mother interaction as a predictor of child's chronic health problems

Cited by 75 publications

References 35 publications

Detecting infants in need: Are complicated measures really necessary?

Detecting infants in need: Are complicated measures really necessary?

Symptoms of depression during pregnancy are associated with increased systolic blood pressure responses towards infant distress

Children with high and intermediate imperforate anus: remembering and talking about medical treatment carried out early in life

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