>Recent research out of UCLA shows that women under stress release oxytocin,
>and it leads them to form bonds of caring and friendship with those around
>them, in stark contrast to stress leading to a "fight or flight" response in
>men.

That is interesting, because I have learned and read that adrenalin
inhibits oxytocin, one reason I emphasize relaxation in childbirth and
breastfeeding.
Kathy, do you have a reference for that research?
 Thanks,
  Naomi Bar-Yam

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