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Mothers' recognition of their newborns by olfactory cues

Kaitz, M., Good, A., Rokem, A. M., Eidelman, A. I.·1987·Developmental Psychobiology
DOI 10.1002/dev.420200604
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We report that 90% of women tested in the present study identified their newborns by olfactory cues after only 10 min‐1 hr exposure to their infants. All of the women tested recognized their babies' odor after exposure periods greater than 1 hr. The robust results are due in part to the implementation of an initial screening phase in which individuals with obvious olfactory deficits were excluded from the sample. These results suggest that odor cues from newborns are even more salient to their mothers than have been thought heretofore.

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  • Mothers demonstrate a unique ability to recognize different sensory cues from their own babies, including visual, auditory, or olfactory cues.

    “Starting from the early post-partum period, mothers demonstrate a unique ability to recognize different sensory cues from their own babies, including visual (1;2), auditory (3) or olfactory (4) cues.”

    From What’s in a smile? Maternal brain responses to infant facial cues (2008) · cites this paper as [4]

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Authors
Kaitz, M., Good, A., Rokem, A. M., & Eidelman, A. I.
Affiliations
  • Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
  • Shaare Zedek Medical Center (IL)
Corresponding author
Kaitz, M.
ORCID
Venue
Developmental Psychobiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1987-11
Volume
20
Issue
6
Pages
587-591
ISSN
  • 0012-1630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-2302
DOI
10.1002/dev.420200604
OpenAlex
W2004066409
Cited by
114
References
6
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 3
FWCI
0.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 6191 d)
Locations
  • Developmental Psychobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Keywords
olfactory cues, olfactory recognition, olfactory sensitivity
MeSH terms
Cues, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Mothers, Odorants, Smell, Time Factors

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