Bonding : building the foundations of secure attachment and independence

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Bonding : building the foundations of secure attachment and independence

Marshall H. Klaus, John H. Kennell, Phyllis H. Klaus

Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1995

  • : pbk

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"A Merloyd Lawrence book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-224) and index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780201441987

Description

The mighty bond between parent and child is one of the enduring wonders of psychology. John Kennell and Marshall and Phyllis Klaus bring decades of research, insight, and clinical practice into one book that offers parents, and those who care for them during pregnancy, everything they need to know to enhance this essential relationship. This important work explores the effects of various birth practices and situations,prenatal testing, labour support, testing of newborns, breast feeding, prematurity, and adoption,on the parents' feelings and on the development of later attachment and independence.

Table of Contents

* Introduction * Pregnancy: New Connections Begin * Labor and Birth * What the Baby Brings * Birth of a Family: The First Minutes and Hours * Infant Feeding and the Beginning of Intimacy * Developing Ties: The First Days and Weeks * Premature Birth and Bonding * Birth Defects and Bonding * Bonding: The Route to Independence
Volume

ISBN 9780201626735

Description

Building upon their classic work Parent-Infant Bonding, the authors present the most up-to-date understanding of all the fascinating aspects of bonding during pregnancy, birth, and the early months of life. The culmination of this insightful book is a look at the ways bonding helps parents grow and lays a secure base for the future independence of the child. Photos.

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