BRIEF: Parents, babies sought for Notre Dame study

Feb. 23--SOUTH BEND -- The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers at the University of Notre Dame a $3 million grant to study the relationships between parents and infants, a study that will include fathers as well as mothers as participants.

Three psychology professors affiliated with the university's William J. Shaw Center for Children & Families will lead the study. The researchers, who will work with babies living with their married or co-habiting parents, will study the stability of the parents' relationship and its effect on the well-being of their baby. Parents will go through a program designed to encourage healthy parenting and communication.

The Shaw Center will recruit 400 couples in the South Bend and Fort Wayne areas who have infants 6 months old or younger, or who are currently pregnant. Families will make several visits to the Shaw Center, and the researchers will make some home visits. The first visit is scheduled for when the infant is between 5 to 7 months old, and the last will be when the baby is 18 months old.

For more information or to apply to participate in the study, visit shaw.nd.edu, email ndfabs@nd.edu or call 574-631-0950.

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