Infant, Premature - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Observed behaviours of pre-term children in a social play situation with classroom peers.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: A number of studies have reported social adjustment problems in pre-term children. OBJECTIVES: To observe the pre-term's behaviour in an experimental situation and correlate these observed behaviours with the children's peer-rated social ... Read more...

Fathering premature infants and the technological imperative of the neonatal intensive care unit: an interpretive inquiry.

29 Jun 2009 The experiences of 9 fathers of premature infants in the technological environment of the neonatal intensive care unit were examined using interpretive methods. Fathers were interviewed 6 to 8 times each. Findings revealed emotional costs for ... Read more...

Parental perspectives on preterm children's oral health behaviour and experience of dental care during preschool and early school years.

29 Jun 2009 BACKGROUND: Children born preterm (PT) have medical conditions and impairments that may affect their oral health. Hypothesis. Our hypothesis for the study was that PT children display more dental behaviour management problems (BMPs) and less ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Infant, Premature - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Observed behaviours of pre-term children in a social play situation with classroom peers. 29 Sep 2009
• Fathering premature infants and the technological imperative of the neonatal intensive care unit: an interpretive inquiry. 29 Jun 2009
• Parental perspectives on preterm children's oral health behaviour and experience of dental care during preschool and early school years. 29 Jun 2009
• Perinatal assessment of infant, parents, and parent-infant relationship: prematurity as an example. 29 Jun 2009
• Measuring preterm cumulative stressors within the NICU: the Neonatal Infant Stressor Scale. 8 Jun 2009
• The influence of birth size on intelligence in healthy children. 30 May 2009
• Prenatal stress and cerebral palsy: a nationwide cohort study in Denmark. 27 May 2009
• Frontal brain activation in premature infants' response to auditory stimuli in neonatal intensive care unit. 30 Apr 2009
• Anxiety and depression in mothers of preterm infants and psychological intervention during hospitalization in neonatal ICU. 29 Apr 2009
• [Parent support activities in neonatal intensive care units: a national survey in Israel] 30 Mar 2009
• Comparing emotional reactivity and regulation in infants born ELGA and VLGA. 27 Mar 2009
• Academic attainment and special educational needs in extremely preterm children at 11 years of age: the EPICure study. 10 Mar 2009
• The development of regulatory functions from birth to 5 years: insights from premature infants. 27 Feb 2009
• Postural support improves distress and pain during diaper change in preterm infants. 24 Feb 2009
• Oral glucose and parental holding preferable to opioid in pain management in preterm infants. 30 Jan 2009
• [Care of the newborn at home] 30 Jan 2009
• Sucking behavior of preterm neonates as a predictor of developmental outcomes. 30 Jan 2009
• A day in a preemie's life. 30 Dec 2008
• Brain injury in premature infants: a complex amalgam of destructive and developmental disturbances. 30 Dec 2008
• Effects of developmental music groups for parents and premature or typical infants under two years on parental responsiveness and infant social development. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Infant, Premature'

Definition: A human infant born before 37 weeks of GESTATION.

Descriptor UI: D007234

Alternative terms: Infant, Premature; Infants, Premature; Premature Infant; Premature Infants; Prematurity;

Related Mesh Headings: Premature Birth;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; growth & development; immunology; metabolism; physiology; psychology; urine;

Tree Number: M01.060.703.520.520;

Technical Notes: check the tag INFANT, NEWBORN