he authors recommended that more research be conducted in the future.
The idea that lowered stress in the mother is likely to make the mother engage in less behaviors that are stressful on the infant is very important if it is valid that stress and strain in infant feeding periods can lead to adult eating disorders. In this regard, some studies indicate that breast feeding may reduce mothersÆ reactivity to stress. For example, Groer, Davis and Hemphill (2002) conducted a literature review looking for whether breast-feeding mothers may experience reduced reactivity to stress. Both human and animal research was examined in the review. Based on their analysis, Groer et. al. concluded that breast-feeding mothers do experience a diminished response to stress which is to say that they are less
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