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The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact

  Not being a parent, I can't personally tell you what it feels like to have the heart of my…

13 years ago

The Benefits of Infant Massage

For most parents, infant massage is a rewarding activity in its own right. Just consider the sheer enjoyment of touching…

13 years ago

Persistent trouble with breastfeeding? Insights beyond the basic breastfeeding tips…

One of the major sources of frustration and even guilt in early motherhood is breastfeeding. Yes, for some mothers breastfeeding…

13 years ago

The Many Aspects of Home Birth – Inspiration for Your Birth Choices

Have you ever thought of giving birth at home? Perhaps you have not chosen this option if you have given…

13 years ago

The First Relationship

"Are you mother’s little baby?…… Are yooouuu mother’s little baby?…… … Aaaare yooouuuu mother’s liiiiittle baaaaby?……" A mother is conversing…

13 years ago

Facing in? Facing out? A Science-Based View on Baby Carrying Positions

Jump to a Section: Need for Brain Stimulation Three Stages of Baby Development Front Inward Facing Position Front Outward Facing…

13 years ago

Baby Buggies May Undermine Child Development

The first-ever study on psychological effects of buggies reveals life in a 21st-century baby buggy can be emotionally isolated and…

13 years ago

Obesity Begins at Home

Because of the unusually close relationship that exists between a mother and her baby, especially during pregnancy and breast feeding,…

13 years ago

Human Nature and Early Experience

This report is from the symposium on October 10-12, 2010 at Norte Dame University addressing the "Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness…

13 years ago

Oxytocin and Your Baby

Being a parent, and especially a mother of a newborn baby, exposes her to a whole gamut of feelings. Moments…

13 years ago