Tiffany M Field

..This lesser attentiveness/responsiveness to other infants' cry sounds may predict their later lack of empathy...

..Thus, the moderate pressure massage therapy group appeared to be more relaxed and less aroused than the light pressure massage group which may have contributed to the greater weight gain of the moderate pressure massage therapy group...

..However, the similarity between the scores of depressed mothers and depressed fathers highlights the importance of screening for depression in fathers-to-be as well as mothers-to-be during pregnancy...

..Multivariate, longitudinal research is needed to disentangle these confounding and mediating variables...

..In addition, the yoga and massage therapy groups did not differ on neonatal outcomes including gestational age and birthweight, and those groups, in turn, had greater gestational age and birthweight than the control group...

..Nonetheless, the current literature highlights the importance of adding exercise programs to clinics, schools and families for the physical and psychological well-being of children and adolescents...

..These data suggest that not only mood states but also relationships improve mutually when depressed pregnant women are massaged by their partners...

..The infants of the dysthymia group mothers spent less time smiling and more time showing distress behaviors...

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..To determine if massage therapy increased serum insulin and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) in preterm neonates...

..Cortisol effects are further complicated by its interaction with neurotransmitters such as norepinephrine, which may itself...

..These studies highlight the relations between vagal activity and the social behaviors of attentiveness, facial expressions and vocalizations...

..A program of research that links an intervention for prematurity with a predictor for prematurity, that is, massage therapy to reduce cortisol and, in turn, reduce prematurity, is then presented...

..These findings support a body of research showing the relaxing and sleep-inducing properties of lavender aroma...

..Comorbid problems were chronically high anxiety, anger, sleep disturbance, and pain scores. Less optimal outcomes for the depressed women included lower gestational age and lower birthweight of their newborns...

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..Thus, depressed pregnant women with Dysthymia and Major Depression appeared to have different prenatal symptoms...

..More recent research assessed mood induction and physical intervention effects on these EEG activation patterns as well as their associated biochemistry and behavior...

..Interaction coaching was used during the postnatal period to help these dyads with their interactions and ultimately facilitate the infants' development...

..Their newborns were also less likely to be born prematurely and low birthweight, and they had lower cortisol levels and performed better on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment habituation, orientation and motor scales...

..Over the four-week period the massage group had a greater decrease in pain and a greater increase in grip strength as well as lower scores on anxiety, depressed mood and sleep disturbance scales...

..Further, most of the studies are based on within group changes rather than attention control group comparisons. Nonetheless, significant clinical improvements have been noted...

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..The reduction in cortisol, in turn, may contribute to positive effects such as enhanced immune function and a lower prematurity rate...

..Although thought to be involved in the precipitation of the acute ischemic stroke, C-reactive protein (CRP) was scarcely investigated in the first few hours of a cerebral infarction...

..To determine the immediate effects of a combined form of Tai chi/yoga...

..Further research is needed both on the potential use of cortisol as a screening measure and the use of other therapies that might reduce prenatal depression and cortisol in the women and prematurity and low birthweight in their infants...

..This explained as much as 37% of the variance, suggesting that these factors are important contributors to relationship breakup distress...

..The stimulation of pressure receptors leads to increased vagal activity which, in turn, seems to mediate the diverse benefits noted for massage therapy...

..However, those variables combined do not explain all of the variance in weight gain, highlighting the need for additional mechanism studies...

..These data suggest that the depressed mothers and their infants not unlike the non-depressed mothers and their infants were benefited by breastfeeding...

..Early interventions reviewed here include psychotherapy and interaction coaching for the mothers, and infant massage for their infants...

..These data suggest that for some measures comorbidity of depression and anxiety is the worst condition (e.g., incidence of prematurity), while for others, comorbidity is no more impactful than depression alone...

..Thus, the data highlight the effectiveness of group Interpersonal Psychotherapy and particularly when combined with massage therapy for reducing prenatal depression...

..The newborns of the depressed mothers also had more sleep disturbances including less time in deep sleep and more time in indeterminate (disorganized) sleep, and they were more active and cried/fussed more...

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..Across the massage period the children also showed an improved clinical condition including less redness, lichenification, scaling, excoriation, and pruritus...

..This finding was similar to the adult findings, suggesting that either lavender or rosemary may induce left frontal EEG shifting in adults and infants who show greater baselines relative to right frontal EEG activation...

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..The data suggest that a specific cosmetic fragrance can have a significant role in enhancing relaxation...

..lesser incidence of prematurity and low birthweight), as well as their better performance on the Brazelton Neonatal Behavior Assessment. The data suggest that depressed pregnant women and their offspring can benefit from massage therapy...

..A discriminant function analysis based on the mothers' prenatal depression scores and biochemical measures correctly classified 74% of the women as greater relative right or left frontal EEG group members...

..In addition, a discriminant function analysis correctly classified 67% of the newborns' EEGs by prenatal maternal variables, suggesting that these might be used to target pregnant women for prenatal intervention...

..These data highlight the need for prenatal intervention for elevated angry mood during pregnancy...

..Their aggressive behavior decreased and their empathetic behavior increased. These preliminary data need to be replicated in a larger sample with a more comprehensive set of measures in the context of identifying a diagnostic profile...

..These data highlight the need for prenatal intervention for elevated anxiety symptoms during pregnancy...

..These studies combined suggest the stress-alleviating effects (decreased cortisol) and the activating effects (increased serotonin and dopamine) of massage therapy on a variety of medical conditions and stressful experiences...

..Discriminant function analyses suggested that cortisol levels more accurately classified short gestation and low birthweight groups than CES-D depression scores...

..Adolescents with high parent and high peer relationship scores had more friends, greater family togetherness, lower levels of depression and drug use, and a higher grade point average...

..These were, in turn, correlated with each other and with, low back pain, leg pain, and sleep disturbance. These data suggest the stability of mood states and cortisol across pregnancy...

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..Finally, the scores of the depressed pregnant women on the stress questionnaires suggested greater depression (CES-D), anxiety (STAI), anger (STAXI), pregnancy anxieties (PAAS) and daily hassles...

..While 34% of the variance remained unexplained, it is suggested that the questions used to measure these four variables be included in global screenings to identify adolescents at risk for suicidal ideation...

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..Elevated prenatal maternal cortisol is the strongest predictor of these neonatal outcomes. Moderate pressure massage can alleviate these effects including reducing prematurity...

..The vibratory stimulation group also showed increased arousal, as indicated by increased heart rate and increased theta, alpha, and beta activity...

..Their State Anxiety Inventory (STAI) anxiety levels also decreased, while the Profile of Mood States (POMS) depressed mood levels decreased significantly for all four groups following music...

..These findings suggest that neonates of depressed and non-depressed mothers show different EKG and EEG responses to instrumental music with versus without vocals...

..Furthermore, our findings indicate that stimulating the mothers' feet, but not the hands, can evoke fetal activity in midgestation...

..The findings suggest that massage has pacifying or stress reducing effects on preterm infants, which is noteworthy given that they experience numerous stressors during their hospitalization...

..In addition, the infants of intrusive vs. infants of withdrawn mothers showed increased salivary cortisol following the interactions, suggesting that they were more stressed by the interactions...

..Cigarette and alcohol use predicted marijuana use, which in turn predicted cocaine use...

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..These findings add to the growing literature showing that sucrose attenuates newborns' negative response to aversive or noxious stimuli...

..They also scored less optimally on the cuddliness and hand-to-mouth activity items, suggesting they were more aroused. These data lend support to the model that infants of depressed mothers are more aroused and less attentive...

..These findings highlight the benefit of these complementary therapies, most particularly massage therapy, for women with breast cancer...

..The heart rate of infants who received moderate pressure massage also returned to baseline faster than the heart rate of the other two groups, suggesting a faster recovery rate...

..On the other hand, those who received the light pressure massage exhibited a sympathetic nervous system response characterized by decreased HF and increased LF/HF...

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..This profile was apparent across a narrow frequency range, which shifted from 3-9Hz at 1 week of age to 4-9Hz by 3 months of age...

..One potential mechanism for these effects might involve massage-induced increases in vagal activity, which in turn may lead to increased gastric motility and thereby weight gain...

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..We would expect that yoga would decrease depression, increase vagal activity, decrease cortisol and increase gestational age (decrease prematurity). ..

..The K05 would allow me to increase my research time including being mentored and mentoring students from 25 to 75% time. ..