Breast-fed infants respond to olfactory cues from their own mother and unfamiliar lactating females
1992; Elsevier BV; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0163-6383(92)90008-t
ISSN1879-0453
AutoresRichard H. Porter, Jennifer W. Makin, Linda B. Davis, Katherine Christensen,
Tópico(s)Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
ResumoTwo-week-old breast-feeding infants were tested for their responses to alfactory cues produced by nursing mothers. Mean durations of orientation in the direction of a breast pad worn by an unfamiliar lactating female were greater than towards either a clean control pad or an axillary pad from the same stimulus female. When tested with odor pads worn by their own mother, however, infants did not orient differentially to her breast versus axillary odors. Breast odors from nursing females appear to be generally attactive to neonates. Moreover, breast-fed infants are capable of recognizing their own mother through the scent of her breast or axillary secretions, and are attracted to both of these sources of her unique alfactory signature.
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