ArticleJournal of abnormal child psychology2020
Prematurity and Maladaptive Mealtime Dynamics: the Roles of Maternal Emotional Distress, Eating-Related Cognitions, and Mind-Mindedness.
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- Mothers' experiences of feeding their premature infants after discharge from the hospital: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Pooled it
- Eating Behaviors, Caregiver Feeding Interactions, and Dietary Patterns of Children Born Preterm: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
- Cue-based feeding and growth in preterm infants: a two-year follow-up study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Parents' Perspectives and Processes During Weaning for Preterm-Born Children: A Qualitative Study in Japan.Journal of nursing management · 2026Article
- Holding dysregulation in mind: How maternal mind-mindedness relates to regulatory symptoms and disorders in infancy.Infant mental health journal · 2025Article
- "If I could read your mind…": parental mentalizing in mothers with borderline personality disorder.Borderline personality disorder and emotion dysregulation · 2025Article
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- Feeding Difficulties in Late Preterm Infants and Their Impact on Maternal Mental Health and the Mother-Infant Relationship: A Literature Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
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Abstract
Premature birth and maternal emotional distress constitute risk factors for feeding disorders. This study examined the roles of maternal cognitions in the link between prematurity, emotional distress and mother-infant maladaptive mealtime dynamics in a sample of 134 families (70 preterm, low medical risk; 64 full-term) followed longitudinally. Specifically, maternal cognitions related to eating and health (perception of child vulnerability and concerns about child's eating) and understanding of mental states (interactional mind-mindedness) were considered. A multiple-mediators model was tested, controlling for infants' weight and breastfeeding history. Although prematurity did not directly predict mealtime dynamics, multiple-mediation analyses revealed indirect pathways: mothers of preterm newborns reported higher emotional distress, which subsequently predicted perception of child vulnerability and concerns about child's eating at 6-months; perception of child vulnerability predicted more conflictual mealtime dynamics, whereas concern about child's eating predicted less reciprocal mealtime dynamics at 12-months. Mind-mindedness at 6-months predicted more reciprocal and less conflictual mealtime dynamics but did not act as a mediator. Implications for understanding pathways from prematurity to feeding disorders are discussed.
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