Does oxytocin modulate variation in maternal caregiving in healthy new mothers?

Brain Research

Volumn 1580, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-150

  Elmadih, Alya ^a   Wai Wan, Ming ^a   Numan, Michael ^b   Elliott, Rebecca ^a   Downey, Darragh ^a   Abel, Kathryn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Michael Numan   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternal sensitivity; Mother infant interaction; Natural variation; Plasma oxytocin; Stress

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL SENSITIVITY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PLAY; PUERPERIUM; BLOOD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; OXYTOCIN; PARENTING; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84907646711     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: 18726240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2014.01.020     Document Type: Article

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