But at least Ms. O'Connell nails the desperate-to-please, always-on-call maternal mind-set.
Maternal mind-mindedness also contributed to this growth, playing a stronger role in preterm infants than in full-term infants.
Forty mother child dyads (twenty with a preterm infant) were followed longitudinally, with maternal mind-mindedness assessed at 14 months of age and child's expressive linguistic abilities at 24 and 36 months through observational measures.
Maternal mind-mindedness has been shown to be a powerful predictor of many developmental outcomes and to buffer the impact of psychosocial risk conditions, but no study has investigated whether this parental feature might support child development in the presence of biological risk, such as preterm birth.
The present study addresses this gap, by investigating whether early maternal mind-mindedness contributes to the growth of a child's linguistic abilities in the following two years of life, and if the contribution of this maternal feature might be stronger in the presence of preterm birth.
Survey data will compare breastfeeding patterns at 1, 3, and 6 months as well as data on maternal mind-mindedness, maternal wellbeing, attachment to baby, and maternal sleep patterns.
Maternal mind-mindedness will be measured at baseline, 3, and 6 months, using Likert scale questions designed by the authors (e.g. Baby has his/her own thoughts, 1 = all the time, 5 = None of the time), derived from mind-mindedness research [ 57– 60].
Maternal mind-mindedness will be measured at baseline, 3 and 6 months, using the questionnaires, and an audio recording of the mother talking about her baby (see Table 1).> -wrap-foot> Family structure, maternal education, combined family income, ethnicity, type of accommodation, number of bedrooms.
Maternal mind-mindedness and attachment will also be assessed during pregnancy and at 3 months, by coding a 5 minute audio recording of the mother talking freely about her baby in response to the question, "Could you please tell me what thoughts you have has so far about your (unborn) baby?" The coding system will be based on previous mind-mindedness and attachment research [ 57– 60].
With the consideration of maternal mRNA instability in mind however, it is important to note that full-length maternally derived encoding mRNA transcripts for each adamts gene detected were not confirmed at this stage.
