Pollitt E, Gilmore M, Valcarcel M
Early Hum Dev. 1978 Feb;1(4):325-36. doi: 10.1016/0378-3782(78)90040-3.
This study tests the proposition that selected behaviors of both mother and infant during feeding are predictors of weight gain during the 1st mth of life. 40 normal mother--neonate pairs were studied, and the target behaviors were examined using an adaptation of the techniques developed by Brown and Bakeman [18]. Aggregate scores of 4 specific maternal and infant behaviors accounted for over 32% of the variance in total weight gain. These findings indicate that the availability of nutrients is not, in itself, a sufficient condition to meet the infant's nutritional needs. Implicit in these findings are the possibilities that infants at risk of failure-to-thrive can be identified, and measures to prevent this syndrome can be introduced.
本研究检验了这样一个命题，即母亲和婴儿在喂养过程中的特定行为是生命第一个月体重增加的预测指标。对40对正常的母婴进行了研究，并采用布朗和贝克曼[18]开发的技术改编版对目标行为进行了检查。4种特定母婴行为的综合得分占总体重增加方差的32%以上。这些发现表明，营养物质的可得性本身并不是满足婴儿营养需求的充分条件。这些发现中隐含着这样的可能性，即可以识别出有发育迟缓风险的婴儿，并引入预防该综合征的措施。
