Infant crying and the calming response: Parental versus mechanical soothing using swaddling, sound, and movement.

<h4>Background</h4>Frequent infant crying is associated with parental exhaustion, depression, or even infant hospitalization and shaken baby syndrome. Effective prompt soothing methods are lacking for infants under 6 months. We examined whether swaddling, sound, and movement evoked an im...

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Main Authors: Eline L Möller, Wieke de Vente, Roos Rodenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214548