Citation
E. Nagy et P. Molnar, Heart rate deceleration during the grasping reflex, EUR J PED, 158(7), 1999, pp. 576-577
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics,"Medical Research General Topics
Journal title
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
ISSN journal
03406199
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Volume
158
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
576 - 577
Database
ISI
SICI code
0340-6199(199907)158:7<576:HRDDTG>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Heart rate changes were measured as a psychophysiological indicator during
grasping reflex in 27 full-term healthy newborns at 2.5-50 h. after birth.
A significant heart rate deceleration accompanied the grasping response.
Conclusion: Reflex grasping of a mother's hand, as a component of human att
achment behaviour, may have a positive calming effect on the infant's state
and could have therapeutic value for high risk mother-infant dyads.