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The fact that primiparas undergoing cesarean section show week maternal bonding can be explained by the importance of genital stimulation in the initiation of the maternal behavior. Genital stimulation appears to be an important factor initiating changes within the brain favoring the maternal behavior (Poindron et al. ... In addition, it has been shown that genital stimulation can produce maternal behavior in non-pregnant ewes (Keverne et al. ... Another research has compared the influence of cesarean section over maternal behavior in primiparas and multiparas, and has come to the conclusion that whilst genital stimulation is essential for the inexperienced ewes, it is not in essential for experienced ones (Alexander, 1988), thus strengthening the common opinion about the importance of learning in the development of maternal behavior (Houpt, 1998). ...
The oxytocin has a great role in the induction of maternal behavior. It appears that oxytocin liberation within the brain facilitate maternal behavior, since intracerebral injection of the hormone produced maternal behavior in non-pregnant ewes (Poindron et al. ...
Besides oxytocin, other hormones take part in induction of maternal behavior. The female hormone progesterone seems to inhibit the appearance of maternal behavior while estrogens favor it; these tow hormones interfere with the activity of oxytocin (estrogens favor its effect, while progesterone inhibits it) thus influence maternal behavior (Ganong, 1998). The existence of estrogens in the blood stream by itself can produce maternal activity in multiparas, in combination with vaginocervical stimulation (Houpt, 1998). ...
The negative effect cesarean section has over maternal behavior is stronger in primiparas since they lack experience.
Approximate Word count = 1211
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