Lisa Marasco wrote:

>  Studies of the effects of oxytocin on virgin rats showed that it induces maternal

behavior in them. Take that, the fact that oxytocin release is controlled by the
hypothalamus, which also deals with emotions, and you have amazing evidence for how
emotions and love and bonding and breastfeeding are all intertwined.

Lisa - could you please give us the references for this study? I would love to quote

it to the high school class I am doing next week. I have just been told that I can
have the whole 80 minute period to talk about breastfeeding, and would I please talk

to the other two psychology classes too....

blissfully, Norma

Norma Ritter IBCLC, LLLL
<[log in to unmask]>
"If not now, when? If not us, who?" R. Hillel