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| Title |
Mental health, attachment and breastfeeding: implications for adopted children and their mothers
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Breastfeeding Journal, March 2006
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4358-1-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karleen D Gribble |
| Abstract |
Breastfeeding an adopted child has previously been discussed as something that is nice to do but without potential for significant benefit. This paper reviews the evidence in physiological and behavioural research, that breastfeeding can play a significant role in developing the attachment relationship between child and mother. As illustrated in the case studies presented, in instances of adoption and particularly where the child has experienced abuse or neglect, the impact of breastfeeding can be considerable. Breastfeeding may assist attachment development via the provision of regular intimate interaction between mother and child; the calming, relaxing and analgesic impact of breastfeeding on children; and the stress relieving and maternal sensitivity promoting influence of breastfeeding on mothers. The impact of breastfeeding as observed in cases of adoption has applicability to all breastfeeding situations, but may be especially relevant to other at risk dyads, such as those families with a history of intergenerational relationship trauma; this deserves further investigation. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 18 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 22% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Spain | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 10 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 14 | 78% |
| Scientists | 2 | 11% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 164 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 157 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 25 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 11% |
| Researcher | 16 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 7% |
| Other | 36 | 22% |
| Unknown | 31 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 39 | 24% |
| Psychology | 35 | 21% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 16 | 10% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 16 | 10% |
| Unknown | 32 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 79. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 February 2024.
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