Higher tactile sensitivity in preterm infants at term-equivalent age: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Despite a growing body of research on perinatal sensory abilities, data on the extent of tactile sensitivity and more particularly passive touch (i.e. sensitivity to a stimulation imposed on the skin) are relatively limited, and the development and processing of tactile function are still thus little known. This question is particularly of high importance for infants with atypical early development such as those born prematurely who are exposed to many sensory (including tactile) stimulations (being in a hospital setting) during a critical period of brain development and those born at early term whose birth occurs at the precise time of cortical reorganization, in particular in the sensory areas. Some parents and health-care providers have for instance reported that children born premature

SUBMITTER: Andre V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7058305 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature