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ERIC Number: EJ620366
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Behavioral and Physiological Responsivity, Sleep, and Patterns of Daily Cortisol Production in Infants with and without Colic.
White, Barbara Prudhomme; Gunnar, Megan R.; Larson, Mary C.; Donzella, Bonny; Barr, Ronald G.
Child Development, v71 n4 p862-77 Jul-Aug 2000
Examined behavioral/physiological responses of 2-month-olds during physical examinations. Found that colic infants cried twice as much, cried more intensely, and were more inconsolable than control infants. Heart rate, vagal tone, and cortisol measures showed no appreciable difference. At home, colic infants displayed a blunted rhythm in cortisol production and slept about 2 hours less than control infants. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Crying, Heart Rate, Infant Behavior, Infants, Sleep
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Colic; Hydrocortisone; Vagal Tone