Site icon

This Love Hormone Could Predict Whether Mom And Dad Stay Together

Published: 02/11/2016 10:35 AM EST on LiveScience

A hormone known for its role in bonding and caregiving could predict whether new moms and dads stay together in the first years of their child’s life.

Researchers found a link between low oxytocin levels in the mother during pregnancy and shortly after the baby’s birth and the likelihood that new parents would break up by the time their child was 2 1/2 years old, according to the results, presented Jan. 29 at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology in San Diego.

“What these data suggest is that lower Read More

The post This Love Hormone Could Predict Whether Mom And Dad Stay Together appeared first on Parent Security Online.

View full post on Parent Security Online

Exit mobile version