Now open access in J. Nonverbal Behav. Using continuous coding, we quantified the amount & type of touch that infants received during night-time observations in a sleep laboratory. We discuss how static touch received during bed-sharing is "affective" doi.org/10.1007/s109... @effortlab.bsky.social

Gosh, this was a lot of fun! 🕯️🪄Well done to everyone for spreading some Halloween cheer!

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And the People's Choice winner with Ingrid Boedker, School of Psychology: Infant sleeping location and touch-mediated mother-infant outcomes: Liverpool Night-time Caregiving Project

Pleased to have been able to present at the #IASAT25 conference (the 5th meeting of the International Association for the Study of #Affective #Touch) in Jena, Germany this week. Saw some great talks and posters and enjoyed connecting with the AT community. Jena was beautiful too!

The “Broken Sleep” webinar starts tomorrow! Happy to be presenting my talk “Touching, Fast and Slow,” where I talk about the neurobiology of mother-infant touch and how this relates to infant sleeping arrangements. Please register here: www.breastfeedingconferences.com.au/about/Broken...

In Durham today for the “How Babies Work” conference. I love a conference that begins [paraphrasing], “If you need someone to hold your baby while you get a bite to eat, my friends are there in the back to help.” 🥹💜 There’s a lovely audience of researchers, practitioners, and families in attendance

Very much looking forward to presenting this paper on the Construction of the Views oN Infant Sleep (VNIS) Scale at #EHBEA2025 this week in sunny (?) Newcastle! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @ingridboedker.bsky.social @incaringtina.bsky.social

When somebody’s policies make stocks fluctuate this much, I wonder how much insider trading is going on.

A big thanks to Breastfeeding Conferences for inviting me to speak in this webinar for healthcare professionals. Welcome to my world of #touch and #infantsleep research! Registration is still open. @somaffect.bsky.social @ljmuimpact.bsky.social www.breastfeedingconferences.com.au/details/Brok...

Broken Sleep: Insights and evidence based approaches to infant sleep

May 12th - September 30th 2025

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Different infant sleeping arrangements (like bed-sharing vs solitary infant sleep) are associated with different outcomes for mums and babies. To further investigate, we're looking for pregnant women anywhere in the UK to join our study. 💜

Gorgeous early morning views near Gladstone’s Library. What a (re-)treat! Thank you @ljmudoctoral.bsky.social 🙂

Hello Just my first post on BlueSky to support one of my wonderful PhD students @ingridboedker.bsky.social and wondering who is on here from the Midwifery and @ljmuofficial.bsky.social Community?

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Delighted to announce our longitudinal study: now recruiting pregnant mothers-to-be in their third trimester, between the ages of 18 and 45, who live in the UK. If you are interested in participating, please email the Research Team: NighttimeCaregiving@LJMU.ac.uk 🤰 Website: nighttimecaregiving.study

Delighted to announce our longitudinal study: now recruiting pregnant mothers-to-be in their third trimester, between the ages of 18 and 45, who live in the UK. If you are interested in participating, please email the Research Team: NighttimeCaregiving@LJMU.ac.uk 🤰 Website: nighttimecaregiving.study