Mother—infant interaction; effects of sex of infant on feeding behaviour

Mother—child interaction was studied on the 2nd and 4th days after delivery. Mothers with girls showed more distal contact behaviour such as talking, smiling, and ‘en face’ responses. They also displayed more skin-to-skin contact behaviour (patting, rubbing, kissing, and touching) toward girl babies...

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Published inEarly human development Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 341 - 349
Main Author Hwang, Carl-Philip
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.01.1978
Subjects
Breast Feeding
Child Behavior
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Maternal Behavior
mother-child interaction
Mother-Child Relations
nursing behaviour
Psychology
Psykologi
sex differences
Sex Factors
Sucking Behavior
Touch
nursing behaviour
mother-child interaction
sex differences
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Summary:Mother—child interaction was studied on the 2nd and 4th days after delivery. Mothers with girls showed more distal contact behaviour such as talking, smiling, and ‘en face’ responses. They also displayed more skin-to-skin contact behaviour (patting, rubbing, kissing, and touching) toward girl babies. Mothers with boys, on the other hand, showed more types of behaviours directed to clothed parts of the infant such as patting and adjusting clothes. These findings were statistically significant only on the 2nd day after delivery. On day 4 differences between male and female infants both in the frequency and in the pattern of sucking were observed.
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ISSN:0378-3782
1872-6232
DOI:10.1016/0378-3782(78)90061-0