The Impact of Premature Childbirth on Parental Bonding

The development of an affectionate parent-infant bond is essential for a newborn infant's survival and development. However, from evolutionary theory it can be derived that parental bonding is not an automatic process, but dependent on infants' cues to reproductive potential and parents�...

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Main Authors: Hannah N. Hoffenkamp, Anneke Tooten, Ruby A.S. Hall, Marcel A. Croon, Johan Braeken, Frans Willem Winkel, Ad J.J.M. Vingerhoets, Hedwig J.A. van Bakel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-07-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491201000311