According to Josa Vasta, Marshall M Haith in "Child Psychology the modern science", an early contact may be important for mothers but it is not critical for maternal bonding. (464) In 1970s pediatricians started observing for the first time that mothers separated from their newborns for medical reasons often seemed to be less attached to their infants. ... Ethological Theory and Attachment Konrad Lorenz in his article says, "Ethology is the comparative study of behavior which applies to the behavior of animals and humans, all those questions asked and those methodologies used as a matter o...

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