Birth Trauma and Infant Bonding in Modern Hospitals
A review of studies on maternal attachment emphasizes how pregnancy, birth procedures, and early postpartum contact shape the mother infant bond. Rooming in and extended mother infant contact strengthen interaction, while separation can hinder bonding and potentially relate to later issues like the battered child syndrome. Hospitals are urged to reassess delivery room practices to support natural bonding.
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Frederick Leboyer
Leboyer
Clifford Barnett
May 1934 Bennington Highlights Include Spelling Bee and Memorial Day
Looking Back shares events from May 31 1934 in Bennington Vermont. Shirley Raw Manchester placed second in a national spelling bee in Washington but was eliminated by the word buoyant. Junior high students performed The Merchant of Venice. Dr. Donald S Roach opened a chiropractor office at 703 Main St and Hoosick Falls hours. Frank Prideaux named commercial manager of Vermont Gas Corp. A toy opera The Princess Has a Birthday toured grades 1 2 3. The Bendi band gave a concert at the high school gym. John L Handy Jr named headmaster of Stowe Preparatory School. Memorial Day observance begins with Veterans Memorial dedication. Local candidates Marian Cummings and Lee C Shoemaker seek Mt Anthony Union School Board. Alfalfa weevil arrives in southern Bennington County. Reminders from 1889 flood Johnstown 1902 Boer War 1962 Eichmann 1973 bombing Cambodia referenced.
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Hotel Putnam
Shirley Raw
Manchester
Vermont
Washington
Donald S. Roach
Pownal
Bennington
Main St
Hoosick Falls
Frank Prideaux
General Electric Company
Lynn
Mass
Vermont Gas Corp
J. Lillian Vandevere
Cora B. Whitney
Bendi Band
Walter Leh
John L. Handy Jr
Bennington College
Stowe Preparatory
Morgan Street
Bennington Village
Mt. Anthony Union
Bennington County
Green Thumb or Weed War in Vermont Garden
In a humorous Vermont piece the author treats weeds as equal players in a six foot garden plot. He details dreams of tropical crops, schemes of blue potatoes and white raspberries, and ends with a rambling quip about fair play for weeds and a cheeky defense of his weed cultivation theory.
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Vermont
More timely than timeless
Washington column frets that June will be dull unless major events arise. The author plans a vacation and reflects on the difference between essays and columns, defending essayist aims amidst Watergate and constitutional crises while acknowledging the pull of timely topics.
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Washington
Middle East
Supreme Court
China
Joseph Goebbels
al Capone
Egil Ellsberg
Culpa
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Karen Dobkin Fortney
Johnstown
Great Britain
Adolf Eichmann
Israel
U.S. Senate
Cambodia
By Gretchen Becker
Marlboro
William Safire
N.Y. Times News Service
First National City Bank
Jenner
White House
Mencken
Nixon
Montaigne
David Hume
Charles Lamb
Francis Bacon
George Orwell
Richard Steele
Walden Pond
George Will
Watergate
Galway Bay
Arlington
the Iron Kettle Restaurant
Augus
The
Iron Kettle
All Legal Beverages
Shaftsbury, Vt
Finast
North Bennington Road
Bennington, Vermont
Miramonte
Shadowbrook
Riding Stables, Inc
Northwest Hill
Catamount
North Bennington
Bennington Plaza
Putnam Square
Brattleboro
Manchester Center
West Dover
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