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C Canivet

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PubMed2001

[Infants with and without "vivacità". Crying can be apprehended quite differently in different cultures].

The incidence of infantile colic seems to be diminishing, but 10 per cent of infants are still affected. Several different conditions loom under the umbrella of infantile colic--the most serious of which implies a disturbed parent-infant relationship. The interpretation of infant behaviour is dependent on the cultural context, and thus a "difficult" infant can be apprehended as full of "vivacità"--"liveliness". Some of the recent research focuses on aetiology in the CNS rather than in the gastrointestinal tract. Interventional studies on a population level are required in order to clarify to what extent the elimination of cow's milk protein is a cure for infantile colic. The advice given, for instance at well-baby clinics, to parents with crying infants varies, and should be evaluated systematically.

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PubMed2000

Infantile colic. Follow-up at four years of age: still more "emotional".

This paper presents a follow-up at 4 y of formerly colicky infants and controls, with respect to behaviour, temperament, eating and sleeping habits, psychosomatic complaints, number of hospital stays, growth and "family climate". There were no differences between the two groups in most parameters studied. However, ex-colicky children displayed more negative emotions according to the temperament scale. There were also more negative moods during meals, and more reported stomach-ache. Although relationships regarding crying and mother-infant interaction remain extremely complex, the findings point toward a possible temperamental contribution to the pathogenesis of the infantile colic syndrome.

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PubMed1996

Infantile colic--less common than previously estimated?

A two-part population-based study investigating the occurrence of infantile colic was undertaken, in which 92% of mothers with newborn healthy infants were reached. In the prospective part 152 mothers ("diary group") registered crying and fussing in their infants during 12 weeks. In the retrospective part 224 mothers ("interview group") were contacted by telephone at an infant age of 5-7 months. The colic occurrence was determined according to four different definitions; the rate varied from 3.3 to 17.1%. The classical "Wessel-type" colic was present in 9.3%. Colic defined as "crying seen as a problem by parent" was present in 12.1% of the "interview group", but in only 3.3% of the "diary group". Some earlier studies may have overestimated colic occurrence. Another possibility is an actual decline. The contributive part of preventive measures is discussed.

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