Table 1.
Frequency of Mother and Pups Behaviors Observed During Mother-Infant Interactions
| Percent of Observation Periods in Which Behaviors Occurred | ||
|---|---|---|
| Stressed Mother | Normal Mother | |
| Mother Abnormal Behaviors | ||
| Steps or jumps on | 24.78% | .00% |
| Rough handing | 5.56% | .00% |
| Nest building | 10.19% | .00% |
| Mother Normal Behaviors | ||
| Nursing | 19.44% | 80.56% |
| Mother′s time in the nest | 33.40% | 85.22% |
| Pups Body Weight at PN8 (g) | 17.75 ± .28 | 17.69 ± .22 |
| Pups Vocalization | 73.15% | 4.63% |
| Pups CORT Level (ng/mL) | 58.33 ± 9.41 | 38.57 ± 2.04a |
CORT, corticosterone; PN, postnatal day.
a
p < .05 between groups.