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A maternal bond or motherly bond is generally the relationship between a mother and her child. While a maternal bond is typically associated with pregnancy and childbirth, a maternal bond may also occur in cases where the child is unrelated, such as adoption. There are thousands of potential factors, both physical and emotional, that can influence the mother-child bonding process. Separation anxiety disorder is a condition in which a child becomes fearful and nervous when away from home or separated from a loved one, usually a parent or other caregiver. New mothers do not always experience instant love toward their child. Instead, the love and bond between the mother and her child typically strengthens over time. Maternal bonding can take hours, days, weeks, or even months to develop. ==Pregnancy== The maternal bond between a human female and her biological child usually begins to develop during pregnancy. The pregnant female adapts her lifestyle to suit the needs of the developing infant. At around 18 to 25 weeks into pregnancy, the mother begins to feel the fetus moving. Similar to seeing her child for the first time in an ultrasound scan, this experience usually leads the mother to feel more attached to her child. Some believe that the developing fetus can hear the mother's heartbeat and voice and has the ability to respond to touch or movement. By the seventh month of pregnancy, two-thirds of women report a strong maternal bond with their unborn child. Mothers who did not want the pregnancy typically do not have a close relationship with the child. They are also more likely to suffer from post-partum depression or other mental health problems and less likely to breast-feed the infant.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「maternal bond」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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