Effect of prenatal Qi exercise on mother-infant interaction and behavioral state.

Authors :: Ji ES
Lundeen SP
Lee J
Source :: Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community [J Child Health Care] 2015 Dec; Vol. 19 (4), pp. 504-12. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Mar 11.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of prenatal Qi exercise on mother-infant interaction and the behavioral state of the infant. A prospective, quasi-experimental design was used in 70 healthy pregnant women of more than 18 weeks of gestation. Pregnant women in the intervention group received 90 minutes of prenatal Qi exercise twice a week for 12 weeks. Prenatal Qi exercise group's Nursing Child Assessment of Feeding Scale scores was higher in mother's sensitivity to cues, responses to distress, socioemotional growth fostering, and cognitive fostering and for children in responsiveness. There was no significant difference in Anderson Behavioral State Scoring System scores between groups. The results suggested that prenatal Qi exercise is a valuable approach to positively influence mother-infant interaction postdelivery.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2014.)

Subjects :: Adult
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Prospective Studies
Exercise
Infant Behavior
Mother-Child Relations
Prenatal Care
Qi

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1741-2889
Volume :: 19
Issue :: 4
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 24619991
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493514522575

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