@article{ref1,
title="Ongoing maternal drug use, parenting attitudes, and a home intervention: effects on mother-child interaction at 18 months",
journal="Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics",
year="2002",
author="Schuler, Maureen E. and Nair, Prasanna and Black, Maureen M.",
volume="23",
number="2",
pages="87-94",
abstract="This prospective study examined the effects of ongoing maternal drug use, parenting attitudes, and a home-based intervention on mother-child interaction among drug-using women and their children. At 2 weeks postpartum, mothers and infants were randomly assigned to either an Intervention (n = 67) or Control (n = 64) Group. Intervention families received weekly visits until 6 months postpartum and biweekly visits from 6 to 18 months by trained lay visitors. The home intervention was designed to increase maternal empowerment and promote child development. Control families received brief monthly tracking visits. Mother-child interaction was evaluated at 18 months through observation of play. Mothers who continued to use cocaine and/or heroin had lower competence scores (p <.05); poor parenting attitude was also associated with lower competence scores during mother-child interaction (p <.05). Although the intervention had no measured effect, ongoing maternal drug use and poor parenting attitudes were associated with less optimal maternal behavior during mother-child interaction.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0196-206X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}