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Emerging human studies are providing stronger evidence between the relationship of oxytocin and mother infant bonding. New research on motherinfant bonding miriam grossman. Illustrating a year of mother and baby development. Motherinfant bonding disorders and use of parental bonding questionnaire in clinical practice claudia m klier 1 and maria muzik 2 1 university clinic of child and adolescent neuropsychiatry, wahringer gurtel 1820, a1090 vienna, austria. Two decades ago two pediatricians published a series of articles and. As many thoughtful parents learn, the process of establishing a relationship with a new baby can be instantaneous or it can evolve over a long period, depending upon such factors as the health and temperament of parents and child and the economic circumstances of the family. A study of the research on postpartum motherinfant bonding shows that results from poorly constructed research programs were published in major journals and became a part of hospital. Her account of motherinfant bonding is a commanding empirical account of the power of scientific discourse and the ultimate cultural authority bestowed on scientific experts. Their work led to significant changes in the hospital care of postpartum women, including a widely instituted roomingin policy klaus and kennell, 1983. Eyer, 9780300060515, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. After spending nine months intricately joined together, mother and infant share more than just common features. Eyer traces the history of the bonding myth, explaining its persistent popularity and showing how it reflects a disturbing tendency in our society to accept. The concept of maternalinfant bonding, however, became widely popularized after the publication of klaus and kennells 1976 book, maternalinfant bonding. Eyer, a psychologist, explains why this spurious idea was so eagerly embraced and why it thrives years after more sober investigations have discredited it.
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