title: Postpartum factors related to mother's attraction to newborn infant odors.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Missisauga, Ontario, Canada.
authors: A S
authors: AS
authors: Fleming
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Corter
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Franks
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Surbey
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Schneider
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Steiner
mesh_terms: 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