Cry threshold predicts regulatory disorder in newborn infants.

Cry-based infant pathology classification using GMMs

Traditional studies of infant cry signals focus more on non-pathology-based classification of infants. In this paper, we introduce a noninvasive health care system that performs acoustic analysis of unclean noisy infant cry signals to extract and measure certain cry characteristics quantitatively and classify healthy and sick newborn infants according to only their cries. In the conduct of this...

Training the auditory perception of some specific types of the abnormal pain cry in newborn and young infants

Methylation of the Glucocorticoid Receptor (NR3C1) in Placenta Is Associated with Infant Cry Acoustics

Epigenetic mechanisms regulating expression of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) promoter may influence behavioral and biological aspects of stress response in human infants. Acoustic features of infant crying are an indicator of neurobehavioral and neurological status not yet investigated in relation to epigenetic mechanisms. We examined NR3C1 methylation in placental tissue from a seri...

Comparison of the Effect of Swaddling and Nesting on Neonatal Self-Regulatory Behaviors with Addicted Mothers

Introduction: The use of narcotics during pregnancy is accompanied by injuries such as preterm delivery, low birth weight and severe complications such as birth defects, which can lead to increased stress, decreased self-regulation and hospitalization in infants with the escalation of stress caused by the environment in these infants, there is a need for an evolutionary care approach. Swaddlers...

Blood oxygenation vs. cry in preterm newborn infants

Crying is a physiological action made by the infant to communicate and to draw attention. However, especially for a premature infant, this action requires great effort, which may even have an adverse impact on blood oxygenation. In this work we present first results concerning the evaluation of the distress occurring during cry, as related to possible decrease of cerebral oxygenation. A recordi...