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Area of Science:

  • Neurobiology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Maternal-Infant Health

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  • Oxytocin (OT) is an affiliation hormone crucial for social interactions and bonding.
  • OT plays a significant role in parenting behaviors, neuroprotection, and social affiliation.
  • Regulation theory explains how maternal care impacts infant neurodevelopment via molecular pathways.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To expand regulation theory by detailing OT's role in infant neurobiology.
  • To propose a novel model for maternal-infant nursing practice and research.
  • To highlight the importance of OT in early life social environments.

Main Methods:

  • Discussing socially based, neurobiological processes of OT.
  • Examining OT's effects across genetic, epigenetic, molecular, cellular, neural, multiorgan, and behavioral levels.
  • Presenting a chronological perspective of OT's positive feedback loop in infant development, from prenatal to postnatal stages.

Main Results:

  • Oxytocin (OT) significantly modulates infant neurobiology and development.
  • Maternal care influences infant neurodevelopment through a complex molecular milieu.
  • OT facilitates a positive feedback loop enhancing infant neurodevelopment.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses can leverage biological science discoveries to develop new theories and interventions.
  • Innovative nursing interventions can maximize infant exposure to supportive maternal care.
  • Understanding OT's role is vital for optimizing maternal-infant nursing practices and research.