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ArticleNeuropsychobiology2021

Affectionate Touch in the Context of Breastfeeding and Maternal Depression Influences Infant Neurodevelopmental and Temperamental Substrates.

Jillian S Hardin, Nancy Aaron Jones, Krystal D Mize, Melannie Platt

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Article in Neuropsychobiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The association between perinatal depressive symptoms and child neurodevelopment.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2024
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  9. Breastfeeding Experiences During the COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Kingdom: An Exploratory Study Into Maternal Opinions and Emotional States.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jillian S HardinCharles E. Schmidt College Science Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, USA, jsader@fau.edu.
Nancy Aaron JonesCharles E. Schmidt College Science Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, USA.
Krystal D MizeCharles E. Schmidt College Science Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, USA.
Melannie PlattCharles E. Schmidt College Science Department of Psychology, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, Florida, USA.
Florida Atlantic University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhile numerous studies have demonstrated maternal depression's influence on infant brain development, few studies have examined the changes that occur as a consequence of co-occurring experiential factors that affect quality of mother and infant affectionate touch as well as infant temperament and neurophysiological systems. The aim of the study was to examine the interactive effects of maternal depression and breastfeeding on mother and infant affectionate touch and infant temperament and cortical maturation patterns across early development.

methods113 mothers and their infants participated when infants were 1 and 3 months of age. Questionnaires to assess maternal depressive symptoms, feeding, and temperament were completed. Tonic EEG patterns (asymmetry and left and right activity) were collected and the dyads were video-recorded during feeding to assess mother and infant affectionate touch patterns.

resultsData analysis showed that EEG activity and mother-infant affectionate touch differed as a function of mood and feeding method. Notably, only infants of depressed mothers that bottle-fed showed right frontal EEG asymmetry and attenuated change in the left frontal region across 3 months. Breastfeeding positively impacted affectionate touch behaviors and was associated with increased left and decreased right frontal EEG activation even for depressed groups. Furthermore, a model incorporating physiology, maternal depression, touch, temperament, and feeding indicated significant prediction for infant affectionate touch (with breastfeeding and affectively positive temperament demonstrating the strongest prediction). Con-clusion: The findings suggest that breastfeeding and the infant's positive temperament influence mother-infant affectionate touch patterns and result in neuroprotective outcomes for infants, even those exposed to maternal depression within early development.

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Bottle FeedingBreast FeedingChild of Impaired ParentsMother-Child RelationsAdultAffectChild DevelopmentDepressionElectroencephalographyFemaleFrontal LobeHumansInfantMaleTemperamentTouchDepressionEarly experienceElectrophysiologyFeedingTemperamentTouch

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PMID33461198
PMCPMC8117377
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