Hello everyone,
I am Susan Scheele, mother of three, LLLL, childbirth educator, and 2002
IBCLE candidate. I also direct a bf program in a community health
center in the Boston area.
Thank you for all of the wonderful practical information Lactnet has
provided me thus far.
I have for years been intrigued with the effects of the "LOVE" hormone,
oxytocin on laboring women, breastfeeding, mothering, and intimacy.
The reference for that study is: Taylor, S.E., Klein L.C., Lewis B.P.,
Gruenwald T.L., Gurung R.A.R., and Opdegraff, J.A. (2000) Female
responses to stress: Tend-and befriend not fight-or flight.
Psychological Review, vol 107, no. 3, 411-429
To view an abstract of the UCLA study go to:
http://mentalhealth.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.apa.
org/journals/rev/700ab.html%231
Susan Scheele
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