Postpartum factors related to mother's attraction to newborn infant odors.
Hedonic responses to a variety of infant (general body, urine, and feces) and noninfant (lotion, cheese, and spice) odorants were compared in four groups of subjects: new mothers, mothers a 1-month postpartum, and female and male nonparents. Using standard scaling procedures, subjects rated each of the odorants twice on a scale from extremely unpleasant (-20.5) to extremely pleasant (+20.5). In addition, all subjects completed a set of attitude questionnaires, and mothers also answered a childbirth questionnaire and were observed while feeding their infants.
Fleming
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Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Missisauga, Ontario, Canada.
Corter
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Franks
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Surbey
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Schneider
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Steiner
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D009812:Odorants; D049590:Postpartum Period; D012903:Smell; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires