December 2011. Volume 7. Number 4

Early visual contact between mothers and premature babies favors the establishment of a secure attachment

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Mehler K, Wendrich D, Kissgen R, Roth B, Oberthuer A, Pillekamp F et al. Mothers seeing their VLBW infants within 3 h after birth are more likely to establish a secure attachment behavior: evidence of a sensitive period with preterm infants? J Perinatol. 2011;31:404-10.
Reviewer: Carvajal Encina F1.
1UCIN Hospital de La Serena y Escuela de Medicina Universidad Católica del Norte. La Serena. Elqui. Chile.
Correspondence: Fernando Carvajal Encina. Email: fcarvajal@ucn.cl
Reception date: 24/07/2011
Acceptance date: 12/08/2011
Publication date: 14/09/2011

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: results support the hypothesis that the first hours after birth are a sensitive period for the development of attachment behavior in very low birth weight preterm infants. When a mother is enabled to see her infant shortly after birth, the sensitive period right after birth may be used to help form an important basis for the secure attachment of the preterm infant.

Reviewers' commentary: study with adequate internal validity that supports the existence of a sensitive period in the period immediately following birth of a premature baby, which would favor the establishment of an appropriate mother-child attachment. The analysis showed a statistically significant association between visual contact early and secure attachment at 12 and 18 months of corrected age.

How to cite this article

Carvajal Encina F. El contacto visual precoz entre madres e hijos prematuros favorece el establecimiento de un vínculo seguro. Evid Pediatr. 2011;7:82.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Mehler K, Wendrich D, Kissgen R, Roth B, Oberthuer A, Pillekamp F et al. Mothers seeing their VLBW infants within 3 h after birth are more likely to establish a secure attachment behavior: evidence of a sensitive period with preterm infants? J Perinatol. 2011;31:404-10.
Reviewer: Carvajal Encina F1.
1UCIN Hospital de La Serena y Escuela de Medicina Universidad Católica del Norte. La Serena. Elqui. Chile.
Correspondence: Fernando Carvajal Encina. Email: fcarvajal@ucn.cl
Reception date: 24/07/2011
Acceptance date: 12/08/2011
Publication date: 14/09/2011

How to cite this article

Carvajal Encina F. El contacto visual precoz entre madres e hijos prematuros favorece el establecimiento de un vínculo seguro. Evid Pediatr. 2011;7:82.

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