Quantity of spontaneous touches to body and surface in very preterm and healthy term infants
This study shows that low-risk very preterm infants, on average, produce fewer spontaneous touches than healthy term infants at three months of corrected age. The present study provides important exploratory evidence for further studies, particularly longitudinal investigations of all dimensions of development.
Authors
- Nicole Baumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-8685)
- Julia Jaekel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6123-3375)
- Daniela Corbetta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1403-9171)
- Ursula Felderhoff‐Mueser
- Abigail DiMercurio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1055-8764)
- Anne-Kathrin Dathe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5351-3975)
- Marianne Jover (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2987-7968)
- John Connell
- Britta M. Huening
- Sophie Stupperich
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Leicester (GB)
- Kennesaw State University (US)
- Aix-Marseille Université (FR)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena (DE)
- Laboratoire de Psychologie Cognitive (FR)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- Monash University (AU)
- University of Duisburg-Essen (DE)
- University of Tennessee at Knoxville (US)
- University of Oulu (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1459009
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22
Funders
- Universität Duisburg-Essen