Year: 2015
Type: review
Study design: Systematic Review
Abstract: Objective: The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review of the publications that have examined cardiac autonomic modulation and to verify how the relationship between mothers and preterm infants can influence cardiac autonomic parameters.Method: The articles identified by the search strategy were assessed independently and blinded by two researchers, strictly adhering to the next inclusion criteria: (1) published between 01/01/2004 and 06/02/2014; (2) written in English; (3) had an available abstract; and (4) pertained to the mothers and/or their premature babies.Results: Of 83 publications originally found, 5 eligible studies were ultimately identified.Of these five articles pertaining to Heart Rate Variability, two articles studied preterm infants, two articles studied a sample of mothers and one article evaluated the association between Heart Rate Variability and mothers of preterm infants.Conclusion: Mothers and their relationships with their preterm infants are essential for increased cardiac autonomic modulation.
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2549759994