Jones L C, Thomas S A
College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68105.
Nurs Res. 1989 Jul-Aug;38(4):237-41.
Cardiovascular changes in 148 first-time fathers while holding and interacting with their newborn infants are described and relationships of fathers' verbal and nonverbal behavior with these cardiovascular changes are discussed. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP) and heart rate (HR) were monitored before, during, and after interaction with the infants in a controlled hospital setting using a noninvasive oscillometric monitor. Subjects were videotaped during the interaction period. Analyses of cardiovascular responses controlled for preinteraction values revealed that all measures were significantly higher during interaction than during the postinteraction period. The frequency of fathers' verbal behaviors was negatively related to SBP and positively related to HR during interaction. Frequency of infant crying was positively related to fathers' DBP both during interaction and in the postinteraction period. Fathers appeared highly sensitive to the stimuli of interacting with their newborns and responded in a complex manner to infant signals. The findings may indicate an autonomic balance that is situationally specific.
描述了148名初为人父者在抱着新生儿并与其互动时的心血管变化，并讨论了父亲的言语和非言语行为与这些心血管变化之间的关系。在医院的可控环境中，使用无创示波监测仪在与婴儿互动前、互动期间和互动后监测收缩压和舒张压（SBP、DBP）以及心率（HR）。在互动期间对受试者进行录像。对互动前数值进行控制的心血管反应分析显示，所有测量值在互动期间均显著高于互动后阶段。在互动期间，父亲言语行为的频率与SBP呈负相关，与HR呈正相关。在互动期间和互动后阶段，婴儿哭泣的频率与父亲的DBP均呈正相关。父亲们似乎对与新生儿互动的刺激高度敏感，并以复杂的方式对婴儿信号做出反应。这些发现可能表明存在一种因情境而异的自主平衡。
