Parent-infant interaction quality is related to preterm status and sensory processing

Parent-infant interactions provide the foundation for the development of infant socioemotional wellbeing. Preterm birth can have a substantial, and often detrimental, impact on the quality of early parent-infant interactions. Sensory processing difficulties, common in preterm infants, are further associated with poorer interaction quality.

Citation:
Woolard A, Coleman A, Johnson T, Wakely K … et al. Parent-infant interaction quality is related to preterm status and sensory processing. Infant Behav Dev. 2022;68

Keywords:
Parent-infant interaction; Preterm; Sensory processing.

Abstract:
Parent-infant interactions provide the foundation for the development of infant socioemotional wellbeing. Preterm birth can have a substantial, and often detrimental, impact on the quality of early parent-infant interactions. Sensory processing difficulties, common in preterm infants, are further associated with poorer interaction quality.