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Long‐term effects of obstetrical anesthesia on infant autonomic function
Author(s) -
Brackbill Yvonne
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
developmental psychobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1098-2302
pISSN - 0012-1630
DOI - 10.1002/dev.420100606
Subject(s) - reflex , autonomic function , anesthesia , heart rate , term (time) , medicine , autonomic nervous system , stimulation , psychology , affect (linguistics) , orienting response , audiology , developmental psychology , heart rate variability , blood pressure , communication , habituation , physics , quantum mechanics
The results of this study suggest that anesthetics administered to mothers during delivery affect infants' autonomic function for at least 8 postnatal months. Under repeated auditory stimulation, those infants born without medication tended to show heart rate deceleration (orienting reflex) whereas those born under medication shifted from initial deceleration to acceleration (defense reflex).