Effects of amount of contact between mother and child on the mother's nursing behavior
- PMID: 640231
- DOI: 10.1002/dev.420110206
Effects of amount of contact between mother and child on the mother's nursing behavior
Abstract
Short-term effects of different amounts of body contact between mother and newborn on human nursing behavior were studied. Extended contact immediately after parturition was related to an increase in affective components of maternal nursing behavior observed on postpartum Days 2 and 4.
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