Give Them The HUG: An Innovative Approach to Helping Parents Understand the Language of Their Newborn

doi:10.1624/105812408X298345

. 2008 Spring;17(2):14-20.

doi: 10.1624/105812408X298345.

Give Them The HUG: An Innovative Approach to Helping Parents Understand the Language of Their Newborn

Janice Lee Tedder¹

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¹ JANICE LEE TEDDER is a family nurse practitioner at SAS Institute Health Care in Cary, North Carolina. She provides primary care to young families and lectures nationally and internationally on issues related to teaching young parents about newborn behavior. Her Web site ( www.hugyourbaby.com ) and educational blog ( http://givethehug.blogspot.com ) have been viewed across the United States and in 55 countries.

PMID: 19252684
PMCID: PMC2409163
DOI: 10.1624/105812408X298345

Give Them The HUG: An Innovative Approach to Helping Parents Understand the Language of Their Newborn

Janice Lee Tedder. J Perinat Educ. 2008 Spring.

. 2008 Spring;17(2):14-20.

doi: 10.1624/105812408X298345.

Author

Janice Lee Tedder¹

Affiliation

¹ JANICE LEE TEDDER is a family nurse practitioner at SAS Institute Health Care in Cary, North Carolina. She provides primary care to young families and lectures nationally and internationally on issues related to teaching young parents about newborn behavior. Her Web site ( www.hugyourbaby.com ) and educational blog ( http://givethehug.blogspot.com ) have been viewed across the United States and in 55 countries.

PMID: 19252684
PMCID: PMC2409163
DOI: 10.1624/105812408X298345

Abstract

Research suggests, and perinatal educators experience, that misunderstanding newborn behavior can undermine a new parent's confidence, decrease breastfeeding success, interfere with bonding, and even contribute to neglect and abuse. This article examines current literature and focuses on three skills parents need in order to become confident and effective mothers and fathers: understanding a newborn's state, reading an infant's cues, and appreciating a baby's capabilities. Using language that is family-friendly, concise, and clear, this article describes an innovative program, called "The HUG," which provides this information and gives perinatal educators new skills and techniques for explaining newborn behavior to parents in order to help parents understand, enjoy, and attach to their baby.

Keywords: newborn; newborn crying; newborn cues; newborn states; parent education.

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[2] Amankwaa L, Pickler R, Boonmee J. Maternal responsiveness in mothers of preterm infants. Newborn and Infant Reviews. 2007;7(1):25–30.

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