introduction : the dynamic interaction between mother and infant is one of the indicative factors of infants’ social and emotional development especially in stressful situations as cognitive evaluating. methods: an experimental study was completed in 2010 in tehran on a total of 40 infants (18 boys and 22girls) forming two alternative groups and varying in age of infancy (4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 mon...

Behaviors emerge, in part, from the interplay of infant abilities and caregiver-infant interactions. Cross-cultural and developmental studies suggest caregiver handling and positioning influence infant development. In this prospective, longitudinal study, the effects of 3 weeks of enhanced handling and positioning experiences provided to 14 infants versus control experiences provided to 14 infa...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) defines standard guidelines for infant positioning and sleep environment to reduce the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but recent data on nurses' knowledge and adherence to these guidelines in hospital settings are limited. An observational, quantitative, and descriptive study was conducted on well-baby postpartum nurseries at two urban Wash...

promotion of exclusive breastfeeding: teaching good positioning and support from fathers and families     sakkaki m [1] *, khairkhah m [2]     received: 23 aug, 2012 accepted: 21 nov, 2012     abstract   background & aims : breastfeeding has many advantages for both mothers and infants. several factors have negative effect on the duration of breastfeeding, one of them being mode of delivery. ca...

Positioning an infant to sleep on the back (supine positioning) has been recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) since 1992 to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).1 SIDS is defined as a sudden death before 1 year of age that cannot be explained despite a thorough case investigation, including a complete autopsy, death scene examination, and review of the clini...

This article presents the elements of the Intervention section of the Infant Care Path for Physical Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The types of physical therapy interventions presented in this path are evidence-based and the suggested timing of these interventions is primarily based on practice knowledge from expert therapists, with supporting evidence cited. Physical thera...