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. 1978 Mar;11(2):143-50.
doi: 10.1002/dev.420110206.

Effects of amount of contact between mother and child on the mother's nursing behavior

S G Carlsson, H Fagerberg, G Horneman, C P Hwang, K Larsson, M Rödholm, J Schaller, B Danielsson, C Gundewall

Effects of amount of contact between mother and child on the mother's nursing behavior

S G Carlsson et al. Dev Psychobiol. 1978 Mar.

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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