
ERIC Number: EJ679726
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Publication Date: 2003
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Breastfeeding, Bonding, and the Mother-Infant Relationship.
Else-Quest, Nicole M.; Hyde, Janet Shibley; Clark, Roseanne
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, v49 n4 p495-517 Oct 2003
Analyzed data from a longitudinal study of 570 mother-infant pairs to test the bonding hypothesis and the good-enough caregiver hypothesis as they relate to breastfeeding with maternal bonding and the mother-infant relationship. Found that breastfeeding dyads tended to show higher-quality relationships at 12 months than did bottle-feeding dyads. However, bottle-feeding dyads did not display poor quality or precarious relationships. (Author/KB)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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