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Spieker S. 1989. Mothering in Adolescence: Factors Related to Infant Security [Final report]. Seattle, WA: University of Washington, 50 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this investigation was to determine: (1)The impact of the quality of adolescent mothering on the incidence of insecure attachment; (2) the role of maternal psychosocial variables such as social support, negative affect, and the security or egocentricity of maternal "working models" in determining the quality of infant attachment outcomes; and (3) the effects of demographic and environmental correlates of maternal age (e.g., life stress, low levels of education and income, and extended family living arrangements) on parenting quality and infant attachment outcomes. The attachment outcomes of interest included attachment classifications, degree of security, and degree of disorganization. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Adolescents, High risk groups, Mother-Infant Attachment, Mothers

Britton H. 1988. Birth Setting and Mother-Infant Interaction [Final report]. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, 213 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship of birth setting to mother-infant interaction in the first postnatal year, and simultaneously, to evaluate the differences among birth settings in providing opportunities for optimal mother-infant interaction among birth settings in providing opportunities for optimal mother-infant contact. Mothers were recruited from three local sites and delivered in one of three settings (birthing room, freestanding birth center, and delivery room). The subjects were enrolled at 32-36 weeks gestation. The study found that the birth settings differed dramatically both in provisions for mother-infant interaction, and in other related items of health care delivery. Among the most important implications of the study, however, is that freestanding birth centers are not more advantageous than hospital birthing rooms in terms of fostering early mother-infant interaction. In addition, the study points out that mothers in high-risk social groups often receive the medical care least likely to foster positive mother-infant interaction. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Birthing centers, Birthing rooms, Delivery rooms, Infants, Mother-infant attachment, Mothers
   

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