In a message dated 10/30/01 8:10:45 AM Central Standard Time,
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> 3.      Is there anything that really supports this proposition (they are
> unattached at birth) or anything that counters it?
>

I wonder how heavily adoption history has played into these perceptions. If
a
child can bond with an adoptive mother, does that mean they were not bonded
with their biological mother? Or does it mean that in extreme circumstances,
the "fight for life" facilitates a substitute bond?
Laura Wright, IBCLC
Mississippi, USA

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