[PW] Re: Crying Babies and Adult Blood Pressure

[Enid Karr]

Here's one:

"Frequency of infant crying was positively related to fathers' DBP both during interaction and in the postinteraction period. "
Jones LC, Thomas SA.  New fathers' blood pressure and heart rate: relationships to interaction with their newborn infants.
Nurs Res. 1989 Jul-Aug;38(4):237-41.  PMID: 2748359 

Sincerely,

Enid Karr
Science Librarian
Carlson Science Library
Clark University
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Worcester, MA 01610
ekarr at clarku.edu<mailto:ekarr at clarku.edu>
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> [mailto:project-wombat-open-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org]On Behalf
> Of Kathleen Stipek
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> Subject: [PW] Crying Babies and Adult Blood Pressure
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> 
> A colleague says she remembers seeing some research a couple years ago
> that the sound of a crying baby actually raised adult blood pressure
> several points.  We've been trying to find this somewhere to prove a
> point to someone, and naturally can't find it.  Any 
> suggestions would be
> gratefully received.
>  
> Kathleen Stipek
> Alachua County Library District
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