Nikki Lee said:

>Sometimes it was for fashion. And sometimes it was because
>women didn't want the attachment. So what we are seeing today is nothing
>new; it just has a different face and is probably enhanced by
>technologically driven birth.

While the act of separation is nothing new, I have to wonder if one of the
reasons back then was to prevent too much attachment in the event of infant
death.  Nursing bonds you to the baby, and given the high rates of infant
mortality, perhaps separation was a psychological protection.

Have those of you who worked in underdeveloped nations noticed this kind of
logic among the ladies?

Alison

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~Christopher Robin in Pooh's Grand Adventure

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