A Better Life: Dopamine & Bonding

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Rita Rubin over at USA Today’s A Better Life blog points out a story in the paper about new research into babies’ smiles and bonding. It may help us gain some insight on postpartum depression, as it suggests moms with low dopamine levels may be less capable of bonding. Check it out.

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  1. Cheryl Jazzar
    Cheryl Jazzar on July 8, 2008 at 6:45 pm

    Hmmm, I hate to see the words "fail" and "mother" in the same sentence. Mothers need to know that bonding is not a one-shot process. It goes on as long as the mother and child live; there is not cut off date after which mothers are described as failures.
    A great book on bonding is THE SCIENTIFICATION OF LOVE. It's by Michele O'Dent, the father of U.S. waterbirth. He's a French OB/GYN who wrote a sort of meta-analysis of bonding theory. Wonderful.
    Another interesting book on Jane Honikman's uncle is LOVE AT GOON PARK. Harry Harlow pioneered our understanding of bonding. Great read and good insight on how PSI came to be… Jane was surely shaped by her famous Uncle Harry.

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