Maternal
recognition of neonates' cries in Japan
G. Morsbach |
Nineteen
Japanese mothers were tested in a Tokyo hospital to check whether
they could recognize the cries of their new-born babies. Although
they themselves expressed doubts abut their ability, about three
quarters were able to do so above chance level. Possible factors,
such as the babies' sex, mothers' age or experience with previous
babies did not influence the results in any significant way. The
findings are in line with those obtained in industrialized Western
countries.
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