Temperamental profile and attachment in preterm children with moderate prematurity during the preschool age

Background Preterm birth is characterized by prematurity (functional and organic immaturity related to gestational age <32 weeks) and constitutes not only a risk condition for the child’s survival and the development characteristics after the birth, also represents a specific factor that is responsible for the. Neonatal developmental trajectory is characterized by the interruption of prenatal maturation processes that guide the development of the temperament (Hack, Fanaroff, 1999; Saigal, 2006), as well as the precursors of the attachment bond. In particular, with regard to the temperament, the literature evidences the existence of temperamental profiles characterized by motor restlessness,…

Prenatal attachment in women subjected to fetal echocardiography

ackground The experience of fetal echocardiography (as advanced level screening, usually done between 19th and 23rd week of gestation) is a complex psychological condition for mothers. It can influences the relationship they structure with themselves and their future children. Sometimes this examination can result in a diagnosis of fetal congenital heart disease. This event could be critical for the psychological representation of the child, made by mother, pushing her to an emotional blockage or hyper involvement (Righetti, Di Bernardo, Maggino, 2008) . In continuity with specific studies on this topic (ibidem), this research study investigates the configuration of prenatal attachment bond…

PROCESSI DI ATTENZIONE IN BAMBINI DI ETA’ PRESCOLARE NATI GRAVEMENTE E MODERATAMENTE PRETERMINE

Introduzione La nascita pretermine sia severa (GA1500g), può indurre fin dai primi anni di vita compromissioni di diversi processi cognitivi (Bhutta et al. 2002; Aylward, 2005);questo sottolinea l’importanza di anticipare in età precoce i percorsi di assessment (Perricone et al. 2012).Lo studio indaga la possibile compromissione dei processi di attenzione in bambini nati pretermine di età prescolare. Metodo Lo studio verifica l’esistenza di differenze significative tra bambini/e nati/e gravemente pretermine, moderatamente pretermine e a termine, rispetto ai processi di attenzione in età prescolare. Sono stati coinvolti 120 bambini (età M=5.2 anni) di cui: 25 nati gravemente pretermine (GA M…

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