Temperament in children delivered by vacuum extraction.

Abstract

Thomas and Chess's temperament variables were studied via questionnaires in two samples of children delivered by vacuum extraction and in a standardization sample at six months and at one and two years of age. Temperament was not systematically related to vacuum extraction delivery per se or to its indications or to offspring neonatal somatic impairment.

Parenting among mothers with a serious mental illness.

“…In the past two decades, the only comparisons across these diagnoses with infants came from a large-scale, longitudinal study of women giving birth in southwestern Sweden over a 4.5-year period, in which children and their mothers were followed from three days postpartum until the child was one year of age. Mothers later hospitalized with a variety of nonorganic psychoses, including schizophrenia and affective disorders, were compared to never-hospitalized mothers ( McNeil et al, 1983 ; McNeil, Naeslund, Persson-Blennow, & Kaij, 1985 ; Naeslund, Persson-Blennow, McNeil, & Kaij, 1985 ; Malmquist-Larsson, 1984 ; Persson-Blennow et al, 1986 ; Persson-Blennow, Binett, & McNeil, 1988 ; Persson-Blennow, McNeil, & Blennow, 1988 ). In this sample, fewer differences were found when mothers were observed feeding their children than when they were observed at play with their children, although later-hospitalized and control mothers differed in both feeding and play situations.…”

Prenatal and Intrapartum Factors Associated With Infant Temperament: A Systematic Review

“…Further studies should confirm if low or high birth weight (66,67) or if prematurity or low birth weight is important (67). Nausea (68) and dietary habits may also have an association with infant temperament. Furthermore, s other psychological and biological factors, the number of studies that focused on obstetric factors was insufficient; therefore, it is difficult to draw any conclusions from these results.…”

“…Eight studies investigated an association between pregnancy or delivery complications and infant temperament (54,55,(65)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70). Concerning pregnancy complications, three studies assessed infants' weight at birth (54,65,66).…”

“…One study found that infants of mothers diagnosed with hypertensive disorders showed a difficult temperament for weak effect; however, the risk increased in the case of preeclampsia (70). Another study reported that nausea among mothers during pregnancy was associated with lower sensory thresholds and higher levels of activity and emotional intensity among infants (68). Ross (66) investigated the association between preterm delivery (highly correlated with lower birth weight) and difficult temperament (67).…”