Breastfeeding is related to atypical autonomic and behavior regulation in infants with a history of excessive crying

Keri J. Heilman; Danielle M. Zageris; Danielle Keir; Stephanie A. Aylward; Tiffany Burkhardt; Linda Gilkerson; Zack Boukydis; Larry Gray; Stephen W. Porges

doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.03.012

Breastfeeding is related to atypical autonomic and behavior regulation in infants with a history of excessive crying

Keri J. Heilman^*, Danielle M. Zageris, Danielle Keir, Stephanie A. Aylward, Tiffany Burkhardt, Linda Gilkerson, Zack Boukydis, Larry Gray, Stephen W. Porges

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Abstract

The study investigated autonomic regulation during feeding in six-month old infants with a history of excessive crying (EC) and social-behavioral development at 12 and 24 months. When contrasted with non-EC infants (NEC), EC infants had atypical autonomic responses observed as dampened reductions in respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) and decreases in heart period (HP) during feeding. EC infants demonstrated atypical autonomic regulation only if they were bottle-fed, while breastfed EC infants had patterns of autonomic regulation similar to NEC infants. Behavioral data suggest that while a history of EC was related to social-emotional behaviors at 12 and 24 months, breastfeeding may buffer the behavioral effects of EC on sociability at 24 months.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	119-128
Number of pages	10
Journal	International Journal of Psychophysiology
Volume	176
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2022.03.012
State	Published - Jun 2022

Funding

The research was supported by NICHD research grant R01 HD 053570 awarded to S.W. Porges. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institutes of Health. Additional funding supported manuscript preparation via gifts to the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium from the Dillon Fund, Chaja Stiftung, and the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy. The research was supported by NICHD research grant R01 HD 053570 awarded to S.W. Porges. The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the National Institutes of Health. Additional funding supported manuscript preparation via gifts to the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium from the Dillon Fund , Chaja Stiftung , and the United States Association for Body Psychotherapy .

Keywords

Excessive crying
Feeding
Heart rate
Heart rate variability
Infants
Polyvagal theory
Respiratory sinus arrhythmia

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Neuroscience
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Physiology (medical)

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