Infantile scoliosis has a potential for progression. This paper discusses the use of a soft material to correct scoliosis in a medically stable, at-risk infant. It illustrates that early intervention is desirable in preventing the progression of the lateral curve of the trunk. It also illustrates that the three-point positioning principle can be effective with soft materials with an infant. Foa...

OBJECTIVE To explore depressed mood in the breastfeeding dyad. METHOD N = 50 mothers of 12-day-olds reported depressed mood (EPDS) and anxiety (STAI), then were videotaped while breastfeeding. Infants were weighed before and after breastfeeding. RESULTS An ANCOVA on weight gain, which controlled for infant age and birth weight, found EPDS inversely related to weight gain. Following a signif...

This critical review examines the benefits of left lateral body positioning on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) during feeding and post-feeding of the preterm infant. A literature search was performed and the following article types were found: four repeated measures designs and one two-way repeated measures design. Overall, the literature provides optimistic support for placing the prema...

OBJECTIVE Limited information is available on how sleep and play positions affect infant gross motor skills and occupational development. The overall objective of this descriptive developmental pilot study was to compare normative and sampled infants relative to sleep and awake positioning using the Denver II Gross Motor Sector. METHOD A cross-sectional sample of 66 infants 2.0 (n = 23), 4.1 ...