Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.pri.org/ amp;copy;2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ http://www.pri.org/science/oxytocin-parenting-behavior.html Science & Technology Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:22:00 -0500 Dutch researchers published a study that suggests our genes may determine our parenting behavior. Science & Technology Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:56:04 -0500 Oxytocin is released during NATURAL birth - if you give birth in a hospital and they give you pictocin your body does not produce the same amount of oxytocin. Women who receive this intervention (many Americans) at birth are less likely to care for their child; since oxytocin is the &quot;bonding&quot; hormone. This is also released when breastfeeding ... so when the hospital pushes you to feed formula b/c they want to measure in ounces what your baby in consuming ... the mother is not producing the hormone ... leading to a society of mothers who do not bond for their children.<br /> <br /> This story doesn&#039;t mention the birthing situation or whether or not the mothers in the study breastfed. This story is almost invalid omitting these factors ... and oxytocin is a hormone that is released by body occurances (birth, nipple stimulation) ... not genes. PRI: Public Radio International: National and World News, Talk, Arts, Entertainment and Music