Childcare: Mothers respond more to baby's cry after natural birth, says study - The Guardian 4th September 2008

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Mothers who give birth naturally show a greater surge in brain activity when they hear their baby cry than women who have caesarean sections, scientists have found. The study, the first to use brain scans to investigate mothers' responses to their babies, follows work that suggested women who have a caesarean may have more difficulties bonding with their baby.


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