PubMed · 4047528
Attachment theory.
Abstract
Maternal-infant attachment theory is another example of a theory borrowed from one discipline and adapted to another. Ethological observations of species-specific behavior exhibited by animals at the time of birth generated the hypothesis that perhaps humans also had species-specific behaviors which could have lasting effects on the relationship between mother and baby. While one cannot generalize the attachment theory, it has opened the way for a more humanistic approach to birthing.
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S Nelson. 1985. Attachment theory.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4047528/
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