Book

Infancy in Uganda: infant care and the growth of love

Johns Hopkins PressBaltimore • Published In 1967 • Pages:

By: Ainsworth, Mary D. (Salter).

Abstract
This is an in-depth report on infant care and development in rural Uganda, based on seven-months participant obervation of 28 infants (starting ages ranging from two days to eighty weeks), living in 23 households from 7 different villages located 15 miles outside of Kampala. With help of an interpreter, the author visited on a rotating basis the homes of the infants, as well as, a local clinic where many of the first contacts with families were made. Each visit consisted of a brief stay in which the author observed the behavior of the mother, infant and other caretakers in the household. Also, the clinic carried out regular developmental tests. The author was interested in the influence of mother-infant attachment on infant development. One finding was that the open and stimulating household environment together with a mother responsive to infant needs had a favorable impact on infant sensorimotor development, however sickness and weaning had a negative impact.
Subjects
Ontogenetic data
Infant feeding
Infant care
Child care
Development and maturation
Weaning and food training
Independence training
culture
Ganda
HRAF PubDate
1998
Region
Africa
Sub Region
Eastern Africa
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Psychologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Ian Skoggard ; 1997
Field Date
1954-1955
Coverage Date
1954-1955
Coverage Place
Uganda
Notes
by Mary D. Salter Ainsworth
Includes bibliographical references (p. 459-462) and index
LCCN
67016039
LCSH
Ganda (African people)