COntact RElationship in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

"Each individual infant included in the study will be assessed 3 times a week for at least two weeks: specifically, two detections of neurobehavioral states in response to interaction with the mother, two detections with the father, and two detections with the nurse(s) will be made.~For each infant involved in the study, an audio/video recording of cradle movements and vocalizations will be made at 3 different consecutive times (5 minutes each): baseline; recording during interaction with either parent or nurse; post-interaction assessment.~The parent or nurse is asked to interact freely with the baby, choosing whether to use voice and touch or only one of the sensory stimulation channels. During the interactions, parents and nurse will in turn be assessed relative to some basic physiological parameters through the use of a band applied to the chest; the infant's physiological parameters during the 3 times will also be recorded."

"Regarding the assessment of any depressive/anxious states of the mother, as an additional support to the self-report questionnaires the maternal vocal pitch will be specifically assessed through the Talking about software (AI algorithm applied to maternal postpartum depression research)."