Abstract
Bonding is the process which occurs soon after birth in which a mother forms an affectionate attachment to her infant. Early research suggested that separation of mother from the infant in the first postpartum hours and days damages the formation of that bond with deleterious consequences for maternal behavior and child development. Much of the more recent research refutes these findings. The research both favoring and not favoring the bonding hypothesis is critically reviewed, with the evidence generally not supporting the notion that early and extended contact is crucial to the mother—infant bond.
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