Oxytocin and early parent-infant interactions: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Social relationships throughout lifespan are critical for health and wellbeing. Oxytocin, often called the 'hormone of attachment' has been suggested as playing an important role in early-life nurturing and resulting social bonding. The objective of this paper is to synthesize the associations between oxytocin levels and interactions between infants and parents that may trigger oxytocin release, and in turn facilitate attachments.

Methods

A comprehensive cross-disciplinary systematic search was completed using electronic databases. The inclusion criteria included studies that focused on mother-infant and father-infant interaction and measured both baseline and post-interaction oxytocin levels.

Results

Seventeen studies were included in the final systematic

SUBMITTER: Scatliffe N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6838998 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature