Mother–Preterm Infant Contingent Interactions During Supported Infant-Directed Singing in the NICU—A Feasibility Study
This feasibility study demonstrates contingency between mothers and their preterm infants' specific behaviors during IDS. These interactions can be analyzed through video segments with high inter-rater agreement. The method described might help in evaluating other modalities that might be related to contingency. Recent advances in AI can make this tool easier to accomplish, with further studies to evaluate the importance of contingency for child development. The findings suggest that supported IDS influences infant attention and regulation.
Authors
- Shmuel Arnon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6765-1583)
- Stefanie Hoehl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0472-0374)
- Gabriela Marková (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1092-0137)
- Dana Yakobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8264-1140)
- Trinh Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0420-2147)
- Christian Gold (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8654-7474)
- Shulamit Epstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7949-9523)
- Sofia Bauer‐Rusek
- Liat Eitan
Institutions
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Paracelsus Medical University (AT)
- Meir Medical Center (IL)
- Italian Institute of Technology (IT)
- Heidelberg University of Education (DE)
- NORCE Research AS (NO)
- Heidelberg Engineering (Germany) (DE)
- Heidelberg University (US)
- University of Haifa (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12091273
- Primary Topic
- Infant Health and Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00