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Journal of Pediatric Psychology Advance Access published online on March 3, 2005
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Journal of Pediatric Psychology © The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oupjournals.org
Received November 2, 2003
Revised February 20, 2004
Accepted May 30, 2004

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Family-Based Intervention to Enhance Infant-Parent Relationships in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Joy V. Browne PhD, RN1 and Ayelet Talmi PhD1*

1 University of Colorado, Health Sciences Center and Center for Family and Infant Interaction

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Ayelet Talmi, E-mail: ayelet.talmi{at}uchsc.edu


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Objective To examine how family-based interventions in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may change parental knowledge and behaviors and decrease stress. Methods Eighty-four high-risk mother-infant dyads were randomly assigned to two intervention and one control groups. Group 1 (n = 28) participated in a demonstration of infant reflexes, attention, motor skills, and sleep-wake states. Group 2 (n = 31) viewed educational materials. Group 3 (n = 25), controls, participated in an informal discussion. Parent-infant interactions (Nursing Child Assessment Feeding Scale) were videotaped. Mothers completed measures of stress (Parenting Stress Index) and knowledge of infant cues (Knowledge of Preterm Infant Behavior Scale). Results Mothers in both intervention groups evidenced greater knowledge and more contingent and sensitive interactions with their infants than did the control group. Stress also differed across groups, and all mothers reported scores above norms. Conclusions In a high-risk sample, short-term, family-based NICU interventions may enhance mothers’ knowledge, sensitivity, contingency, and stress.

Keywords: NICU intervention; parent-infant interaction; parenting behaviors; preterm infants.
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