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Article| Volume 7, ISSUE 4, P251-261, August 1992

Failure to thrive: A parent-infant interaction perspective

  • Marie L. Lobo
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    Address reprint requests to Marie L. Lobo, PhD, RN, Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425-2404.
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    College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Department of Parent Child Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Department of Medical Affairs, MultiCare Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
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  • Kathryn E. Barnard
    Affiliations
    College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Department of Parent Child Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Department of Medical Affairs, MultiCare Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
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  • John B. Coombs
    Affiliations
    College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

    Department of Parent Child Nursing, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Department of Medical Affairs, MultiCare Medical Center, Tacoma, WA, USA
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      Abstract

      The purpose of this study was to prospectively study inpatients admitted for failure to thrive during their first year of life. Twelve infants with failure to thrive were studied and compared with 17 healthy controls. Mothers and infants with nonorganic failure to thrive scored lower on the Nursing Child Assessment Feeding Scale, reported more change in their lives, and less social support. The need for further research is discussed and suggestions for beginning level interventions are made.
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