Explain the concepts of bonding and rooming in. Is immediate physical contact necessary for bonding to occur? Is there a sensitive period for bonding?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Bonding is a feeling of affection and concern for the infant. Current evidence shows that the human parent–infant relationship does not depend on a precise, early period of togetherness. Some parents report sudden, deep feelings of affection on first holding their babies. For others, these emotions emerge gradually. As successful adoption reveals, humans can parent effectively without experiencing birth-related hormonal changes. Human bonding is a complex process that depends on many factors, not just on what happens during a short period after birth. Nevertheless, early contract with the baby may be one of several factors that help build a good parent–infant relationship.
Hospitals today offer rooming in, in which the infant stays in the mother's hospital room all or most of the time. If parents do not choose this option or cannot do so for medical reasons, there is no evidence that their competence as caregivers will be compromised or that the baby will suffer emotionally.

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