Developmental Psychobiology · 1978 · 67 citations · 6 references
NursingMaternal HealthInfant NursingIntrapartum NursingPostpartum NursingCare Of Premature InfantsIntrapartum Nursing CareMaternal-fetal PhysiologyMother-infant BondingNeonatal NursingPostpartum Nursing CareEarly Mother-infant InteractionInfant Caregiver InteractionMaternal-infant BondingMother-newborn BondingNursing Behavior
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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Marshall H. Klaus, Richard Jerauld, Nancy C. Kreger et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 1972 · 619 citations
The Analysis of Socialization in Sheep and Goats
Nicholas E. Collias · Ecology · 1956 · 208 citations