Lateral cradling preferences in men and women: results from a photographic study.
Photographs of men and women holding infants were analyzed for side of holding. Of the photographs of women, a significant majority (63%) showed left-side holding, consistent with previous reports. In contrast to these same reports, however, men also showed a left-side preference and by the same margin.
D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010781:Photography; D012737:Sex Factors; D014110:Touch