Breastfeeding hormone makes new fathers better dads – Mirage News

Professor Dave Grattan, Dr Rosemary Brown and Dr Kristina Smiley.
Fathers of newborn babies can be forgiven for feeling a little hormonal – a new study has shown they are being flooded by the same chemical as a breastfeeding mother.
In the mother the hormone activates lactation. In the father it makes him a better dad.
A major University of Otago study, collaborating with international partners, has shed new light on the role of prolactin and solved the puzzle of why it is released in new fat…

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