ArticleInfant behavior & development2019
Culture, carrying, and communication: Beliefs and behavior associated with babywearing.
Article in Infant behavior & development, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06148831 (Carrying for the Culture), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Carrying for the Culture: RCT
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Adult-worn sling and baby carrier safety: exploring parental practices, knowledge and information needs.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Infant muscle activity is modified by inclined environments during different styles of rolling.Infant behavior & development · 2025Article
- Commercial infant products influence body position and muscle use.Early human development · 2024Article
- Mechanical environment influences muscle activity during infant rolling.Human movement science · 2024Article
- Infant Care: Predictors of Outdoor Walking, Infant Carrying and Infant Outdoor Sleeping.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Combined Influence of Infant Carrying Method and Motherhood on Gait Mechanics.Journal of applied biomechanics · 2024Article
- Developmental Dysplasia of Hip and Post-natal Positioning: Role of Swaddling and Baby-Wearing.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2021Review
- To have and to hold: Effects of physical contact on infants and their caregivers.Infant behavior & development · 2020Article
- Infant Placement and Language Exposure in Daily Life.Infant and child developmentArticle
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Abstract
Ethnographic research suggests mother-infant physical contact predicts high levels of maternal responsiveness to infant cues, yet it is unclear whether this responsiveness is driven by the act of physical contact or by underlying beliefs about responsiveness. We examine beliefs and behavior associated with infant carrying (i.e., babywearing) among U.S. mothers and experimentally test the effect of mother-infant physical contact on maternal responsiveness. In Study 1 (N = 23 dyads), babywearing mothers were more likely to interact contingently in response to infant cues than non-babywearing mothers during an in-lab play session. In Study 2 (N = 492 mothers), babywearing predicted maternal beliefs emphasizing responsiveness to infant cues. In Study 3 (N = 20 dyads), we experimentally manipulated mother-infant physical contact in the lab using a within-subjects design and found that babywearing increased maternal tactile interaction, decreased maternal and infant object contact, and increased maternal responsiveness to infant vocalizations. Our results motivate further research examining how culturally-mediated infant carrying practices shape the infant's early social environment and subsequent development.
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