Infant Attachment: The Psychological Impact of Bottle Feeding
Bottle Babies: A Review of the Benefits and Challenges The concept of bottle babies has been around for many years, and its popularity has grown in recent years. Bottle babies are newborns who are nursed from a bottle instead of directly from the mother. This practice has been used in many different cultures and has […]
Primary Maternal Preoccupation: The Secret Bond of Motherhood
Defining Primary Maternal Preoccupation (PMP) Primary Maternal Preoccupation (PMP) is a critical psychoanalytic concept introduced by the influential British pediatrician and psychoanalyst Donald Woods Winnicott. Postulated in the mid-twentieth century, this theory describes a specific, temporary psychological state that a mother enters, typically beginning in the later stages of pregnancy and intensifying immediately following childbirth. […]