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

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Adult

Breast Feeding

Female

Humans

Infant

Newborn

Maternal Behavior

Mother-Child Relations

Time Factors

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)