The publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics, showed how the research involving 33 late preterm and
term infants received far more verbal communication from birth to age 7 months from their mothers than their fathers.
Not exact matches
Maternal deprivation is a
term used to describe a situation in which a child does not
receive an adequate amount of consistent care as an
infant and is believed to be one of the causes of failure to thrive, which is characterized by failure to gain weight and to achieve developmental milestones.
They recruited one - hundred colicky
infants younger than 12 weeks old, who were full -
term birth, with no known diseases,
receiving no medical treatments for colic and no allergy to lactose.
One, a report published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, showed that full -
term infants fed DHA - and ARA - supplemented formula had significantly clearer vision than
infants who did not
receive the supplements.
A study compared growth and bone mineralization in very low birth weight
infants fed preterm formula with those who
received term formula; the conclusion was that preterm formula better aided in growth and development.
«While an adult may be able to be romantically neglected, deceived, or totally uninvolved without major long -
term consequences, an
infant's permanent brain development is shaped by the level of attentiveness she
receives from her «first loves.»
While the difference in mortality between low birthweight
infants fed breast milk versus formula is not as great as the difference seen between
term infant feedings, those not
receiving breast milk still have a 26 % to 37 % greater death rate.
Although researchers have investigated the role of
infant feeding type on the development of infection in full -
term infants, 10 — 15the relation between type of
infant feeding and infection among preterm
infants has
received less attention in the literature.
Of the 75 long -
term survivors 60 participated in a high - risk
infant follow - up program; these included 23
infants who had
received mechanical ventilation.
In addition, human milk - fed premature
infants receive significant benefits with respect to host protection and improved developmental outcomes compared with formula - fed premature
infants.13 — 22 From studies in preterm and
term infants, the following outcomes have been documented.