Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 2001. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 47 p. : ill. Vita. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-35).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2001. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-131). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (M.P.H.)--University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-46).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2002. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 124-132). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

The quality of early infant-caregiver interactions determines the path of an infant's social, cognitive and emotional development. Theoretical and empirical evidence supporting this claim is reviewed, and the implications for early relationship-focussed interventions are considered. The study focuses on infants from birth to three years of age. Developmental psychology research findings are presented, and the role of risk and protective factors in planning preventative interventions are discussed. Recommendations are made for developing a centre-based relationship-enhancing early intervention program for infants and their depressed caregivers. The program is intended for implementation in a rural or periurban South African Primary Health Care setting. / Thesis (M.A.)- University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2002.

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether multiparous mothers of full term infants perceived newborns differently than multiparous mothers of premature infants. A convenience sample of 32 multiparous mothers was selected and placed into one of two groups according to the gestational age. Group 1 was comprised of 25 full term mothers and Group 2 was comprised of 7 preterm mothers.The Neonatal Perception Inventory - I was utilized to elicit mother's perceptions of the newborn. The instrument was found to be valid and reliable for use with multiparas. Demographic data was gathered on age, educational level, number of previous pregnancies and the classification of a high-risk pregnancy.Differences between the two groups were analyzed utilizing a ttest and Analysis of Covariance. The study's results indicated that there is no significant difference between neonatal perceptions of multiparous mothers of full term infants and multiparous mothers of premature infants. / School of Nursing

Human milk fortification is recommended to meet the nutritional requirements of preterm infants. Most human milk fortifiers (HMFs) contain non-protein energy (NPE) predominantly as carbohydrate which may lead to high fat deposition relative to lean mass accretion. We hypothesized that fortifying human milk with a HMF containing NPE predominantly as fat (fatHMF) would result in a higher (1) lean mass accretion (percent lean mass) and (2) growth (anthropometry), compared to fortifying with an isocaloric, isonitrogenous HMF containing NPE predominantly as carbohydrate (carbHMF). In a double-blind randomized trial, 29 infants (≤32 weeks and appropriate for gestational age) admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit received either mother's milk fortified with the fatHMF (n = 14) or the carbHMF (n = 15). Body composition and growth measurements were performed at Baseline (at ≤10% of goal intake 150 ml/kg), Phase 1, and Phase 2 (3 weeks and 6 weeks, respectively, from starting HMF). Although neither percent lean (fat) mass nor growth were statistically different, by Phase 2 infants receiving fatHMF showed a 63% increase in percent fat mass, gained 1194 g in weight and 8.8 cm in length, whereas the carbHMF showed a 96% increase in percent fat mass, gained 1005 g in weight and 6.9 cm in length (p = 0.3586, 0.3815, and 0.1851 respectively). By Phase 2, the fatHMF infants gained 128 g in absolute dry lean tissue, whereas the carbHMF infants gained 99 g (p = 0.0362, Post hoc analysis). Differences of this magnitude are clinically important, but a larger study is required to demonstrate statistical significance.

Thesis (MTchLn)--University of Canterbury, 2008. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-78). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--Florida State University, 2004. / Advisor: Dr. Jeanne Flannery, Florida State University, School of Nursing. Title and description from dissertation home page (Jan. 18, 2005). Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references.