Evolutionary Environments of Human Birth and Infancy: Insights to Apply to Contemporary Life. Trevathan, W. R. & McKenna, J. J. Children's Environments, 11(2):88–104, 1994. Publisher: [University of Cincinnati, Board of Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, for the benefit of the Children, Youth and Environments Center at the University of Colorado Boulder]![Evolutionary Environments of Human Birth and Infancy: Insights to Apply to Contemporary Life [link]](https://bibbase.org/img/filetypes/link.svg "link")
Paper abstract bibtex This paper reviews the evolutionary history of human birth and infancy, using as data the cross-species, cross-cultural, and fossil records. We argue that studies of other cultures, other species, and other, more ancient times are necessary for fully understanding social, psychological, and physiological processes underlying birth and infant development. Indeed, knowledge of the differences in the ancient and recent environments of birth and infancy is necessary for understanding and solving some of the problems and dissatisfactions with the ways in which childbirth and infancy are experienced in modern life. The most dramatic differences to emerge in this review are in the social environments of childbirth and the sleeping environments of infants.
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abstract = {This paper reviews the evolutionary history of human birth and infancy, using as data the cross-species, cross-cultural, and fossil records. We argue that studies of other cultures, other species, and other, more ancient times are necessary for fully understanding social, psychological, and physiological processes underlying birth and infant development. Indeed, knowledge of the differences in the ancient and recent environments of birth and infancy is necessary for understanding and solving some of the problems and dissatisfactions with the ways in which childbirth and infancy are experienced in modern life. The most dramatic differences to emerge in this review are in the social environments of childbirth and the sleeping environments of infants.},
number = {2},
urldate = {2023-06-27},
journal = {Children's Environments},
author = {Trevathan, Wenda R. and McKenna, James J.},
year = {1994},
note = {Publisher: [University of Cincinnati, Board of Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate, for the benefit of the Children, Youth and Environments Center at the University of Colorado Boulder]},
pages = {88--104},
}
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