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I searched the archives to look for the oft mentioned link between
breastfeeding and reduced child abuse and found that a lot have people have
looked for studies that have found this and that there doesn't seem to be
much around. It seems that it is one of those things that makes sense and
can be extrapolated from what we know but there is not research.
Anyway I did a pretty extensive lit search this afternoon and came across
this abstract that I thought some might find particularly interesting. I'd
like to get a hold of it and have a look at some of the references,
presumeably some of them would be in English.
Karleen Gribble
Australia
Authors
Croughs W.
Title
[The early parent-child relationship]. [Review] [71 refs] [Dutch]
Source
Tijdschrift voor Kindergeneeskunde. 52(2):39-49, 1984 Apr.
Abstract
The occurrence of serious disturbances in the relations between parents
and
their young children such as emotional deprivation and child battering
made
us realise, that the attachment of parents to their infant is not a
matter of
course. In this paper a number of personal and social factors are
reviewed,
which might influence the bonding between parents and their
baby. The foundations of the parent-child relationship are laid in the
childhood of the parents themselves. The relation between the parents,
their
attitude to the expected baby and physical, psychological, social and
economic circumstances during pregnancy and during the first period of
the
child's life are all important for the bonding process.
Ideas about parenthood and childrearing practices, that are prevalent in
their culture, usually have great influence on the way parents handle
their
child. The infant itself also has an important part in the developing
relationship. From the beginning the parent-child relation is
characterised
by mutual interaction and subtle dialogue. The first hours and days after
birth may be especially important for the start of the
bonding process. Breastfeeding provides a
unique opportunity for intimate contact between mother and child. Finally
the
author gives arguments for paying special attention to the observation of
parent-child interactions during pediatric history taking and
examination.
[References: 71]
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