The influence of personal characteristics and social support regarding pacifier introduction among preterm infants

Abstract The study evaluated mothers of preterm infants who were discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with regard to their personal characteristics and those of their infants as well as the role that social support plays in deciding whether to introduce a pacifier during the first...

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Main Authors: Elaine Cristina Vargas Dadalto, Edinete Maria Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722016000106102&lng=en&tlng=en