@article{46cd6cd660574966888356d6c88b8c1b,
title = "An Intervention Program for Mothers of Low-Birthweight Infants: Preliminary Results",
abstract = "Mothers of low-birthweight babies born at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont during a 21-month period were randomly assigned to experimental (N = 34) and control (N = 40) groups. Forty-one normal-birthweight controls were also recruited. Experimental mothers received an 11-session intervention program which emphasized maternal sensitivity and responsiveness to infant social signals. This paper analyzes the impact of the program, by 6 months, on maternal adaptation and psychopathology, and on infant cognitive development and temperament.",
author = "BARRY NURCOMBE and HOWELL, {DAVID C.} and RAUH, {VIRGINIA A.} and TETI, {DOUGLAS M.} and PAUL RUOFF and JOHN BRENNAN",
note = "Funding Information: Dr. Nurcombe is Professor and Director of Child Psychiatry and Associate Chairman, Department of Psychiatry; Dr. Howell is Professor ofPsychology, Department ofPsychology; Dr. Rauh is Research Assistant Professor, Department ofPsychiatry; Mr. Teti is a graduate student, Department of Psychology; and Dr. Ruoff is Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, all of the University of Vermont. Dr. Brennan was Visiting Research Fellow, New South Wales Institute of Psychiatry, 1982-1983. The Vermont Infant Studies Project was funded by NIMH Grant 1-ROI-MH-32924. Requests for reprints should be sent to Barry Nurcombe, M.D., Professor and Director of Child Psychiatry, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405. 0002-7138/84/2303-0319 $02.00/0 {\textcopyright} 1984 by the American Academy of Child Psychiatry.",
year = "1984",
doi = "10.1016/S0002-7138(09)60511-2",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "23",
pages = "319--325",
journal = "Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry",
issn = "0002-7138",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "3",
}
