Dear Renee,

I do not know about the studies, but you can find a lovely picture of dad
with his newborn baby  here http://www.pology.lutsk.ua/us_viddil/08.html
(scroll down to see it. It is clicable).
In this hospital they ask dad or another family member to be with baby when
mom is unaviable right after delivery (c-section). As I was told, both
personnel and families like this practice.

Sincerely yours, Victoria Nesterova,
bf supporter, Kiev, Ukraine

> My question is...Could the uninterrupted bonding with dad make  an impact
> in
> these situations where separation is inevitable?  Has anyone  heard of any
> studies to the fact?  I would like to present this idea to my  hospital,
> to make
> this the norm, instead of baby laying in a warming bed the  entire time
> mom is
> in recovery.

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