Claire Leboeuf : Connect in order to contact the contributor. Search Access content directly Footer. Sign in. Search Loading Search using SolR syntax. Search using SolR syntax Run the search. Journal Articles Frontiers in Psychology Year : Skin-to-skin SDF positioning: The key to intersubjective intimacy between mother and very preterm newbornβA pilot matched-pair case-control study. Lisa Vitte Function : Author.
Abstract en. Background Skin-to-skin contact SSC has been widely studied in NICU and several meta-analyses have looked at its benefits, for both the baby and the parent. Aims To investigate the immediate benefits of Supported Diagonal Flexion SDF positioning during SSC on the quality of motherβvery-preterm newborn communication and to examine the coordination of the timing of communicative behaviors, just a few days after birth.
Subjects and study design Monocentric prospective matched-pair case-control study. Results In comparison with the Vertical group, very preterm newborns in the SDF Intervention Group spent less time in a drowsy state and more in deep sleep.
Mothers offered a denser vocal envelope in the SDF group than in the Vertical group and their vocalizations were on average significantly longer. Moreover, in a one-second time-frame, temporal proximity of mother-very preterm newborn behaviors was greater in the SDF Intervention Group.
Conclusion Although conducted on a limited number of dyads, our study shows that SDF positioning fosters mother-very preterm newborn intimate encounter during the very first skin to skin contact after delivery. Our pioneer data sheds light on the way a mother and her very preterm vocally meet, and constitutes a pilot step in the exploration of innate intersubjectivity in the context of very preterm birth.
