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Emotions

The Role of Physical Contact in an Infant's Emotional Development

"Are you spoiling her by holding her so much?" New parents hear this from well-meaning relatives and absorb the worry. Developmental science is unusua...

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Emotions

How Hormonal Changes Affect Mood After Childbirth

"You should be glowing." "Hormones are no excuse." Both messages dismiss the actual physiology of the postpartum period, which is genuinely extreme. U...

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Emotions

How Emotional Bonding Between Mother and Newborn Develops

The "magical bonding moment" at birth is one of the most damaging stories told to new mothers. About a third of women describe their first feeling tow...

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Parenting

Induction of Labour: Reasons, Methods, and What to Expect

About 1 in 3 births in England now starts with induction. If you have been offered one, the conversation usually moves quickly: a midwife mentions a d...

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Parenting

Baby Massage: Benefits, Technique, and Evidence

Touch is the first sense to develop in the womb and stays the most important channel of communication between you and your baby in the first months. M...

5 min read