[Prematurity and infant-parent attachment disturbances. Assessment and intervention]. / Le prématuré confronté aux troubles de l'attachement parents-enfant. Prévention et prise en charge.

Premature birth is a factor of impaired infant-parent attachment. In addition it is frequently associated with other factors of impaired attachment related either to the infant (mainly the various pathologies of the premature infants and the hospitalization) and/or to the parents, specially the mother. The main characteristics of the normal process of infant-parent interaction are described as a basis for the early recognition and assessment of impaired interaction and preventive intervention.