title: Induction of maternal-infant bonding in rhesus and cynomolgus monkeys after cesarean delivery.
abstract: Following cesarean section, five infants were swabbed with secretions from their dams vagina. All five infants were accepted and nursed by their dams. Eleven other infants delivered by cesarean section were not swabbed with vaginal secretions, and only one of the eleven infants was accepted and nursed by the dam.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D002582:Cervix Mucus; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008251:Macaca; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D011247:Pregnancy