Find out the differences and what each baby cry means

The researchers evaluated the different types of crying of 38 newborns

A recent study promises to help adults care for children more precisely and carefully. Researchers from the Clinical Hospital of Barcelona, ​​in collaboration with L’Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), studied the reason for each type of baby crying.

According to information on the Infobae website, Clínic-IDIBAPS, in collaboration with the Swiss-Catalan startup Zoundream AG, carried out the study with the aim of helping parents and guardians to better understand their children, highlighting that the lack of understanding of crying can lead to frustration.

This situation, according to the study, can cause “feelings of anxiety, depression, helplessness, anger and frustration”, damaging the emotional bond with the child.

Published in Elsevier, the study analyzed the crying of 38 newborns, revealing that, on average, a baby cries for one to three hours a day.

Types of crying

Crying due to lack of sleep

Characterized by prolonged, monotonous screams with a decaying melody, showing a gradual decrease in intensity.

Colic crying

This cry is a little hoarse compared to anxiety crying, due to the tension placed on the vocal cords.

Crying to get attention

According to the researchers, this type of crying appears to be “more of a moan than an actual cry.”

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Crying to get attention

According to the researchers, this type of crying appears to be “more of a moan than an actual cry.”

Crying from hunger

This type of crying is “constant, rhythmic, short-lived, intense, and loud.” It is usually a little more serious and is accompanied by various facial expressions and body movements to attract attention.

Crying related to anguish

The researchers describe this cry as having “few pauses, being incoherent and higher pitched.”

Source: Terra

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