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Mothers’ and fathers’ early tactile contact behaviors during triadic and dyadic parent-infant interactions immediately after birth and at 3-months postpartum: Implications for early care behaviors and intervention

Mercuri, Marisa, Stack, Dale M., Trojan, Sabina, Giusti, Lorenzo, Morandi, Francesco, Mantis, Irene, Montirosso, Rosario·2019·Infant Behavior and Development
DOI 10.1016/j.infbeh.2019.101347
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Mothers' and fathers' touch were investigated during their first naturalistic interaction with their newborns, and maternal touch was predicted from newborn to 3-months postpartum during the Still-Face (SF) procedure. Both parents displayed more nurturing types of touch when interacting with their infants for the first time. Maternal touch at newborn predicted maternal touch after, but not before, the SF 3-months later; more touch after birth was associated with more soothing, regulating, types of maternal touch following the SF, suggesting that the nature of these interactive contexts (post-birth, post-SF) may be parallel. To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate the full range of maternal and paternal touching behaviors during the first hour after birth. It is also one of the only investigations that considers how mothers' very first touch and physical contact relate to their later touch at 3-months. Our results uniquely contribute by revealing the nurturing and predictive quality of parents' touch, and underscore touch as a primary means of early contact and communication.

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  • Prior evidence has emphasized the value of tactile bonding for parent-child interaction.

    “Prior evidence has emphasized the value of tactile bonding for parent–child interaction [33], and pediatric primary care can facilitate evidence-based planning to prioritize family cohesion when parent separation is necessary for infection prevention.”

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Authors
Mercuri, M., Stack, D. M., Trojan, S., Giusti, L., Morandi, F., Mantis, I., & Montirosso, R.
Affiliations
  • Concordia University (CA)
  • IRCCS Eugenio Medea (IT)
Corresponding author
  • Stack, Dale M.
  • Montirosso, Rosario
ORCID
Venue
Infant Behavior and Development
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2019-11
Volume
57
Pages
101347
ISSN
0163-6383 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.infbeh.2019.101347
OpenAlex
W2974784369
Cited by
26
References
113
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4
FWCI
5.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Infant Behavior and Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Italian Health Ministry
  • le Fonds Québéçois de la recherche sur la société et la culture
  • Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Tactile and Sensory Interactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Development and Preterm Care
Keywords
maternal touch, postpartum period, still-face procedure, neonates, early intervention
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Fathers, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Male, Middle Aged, Mothers, Parent-Child Relations, Touch, Infant Behavior, Postpartum Period, Young Adult

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