Carol is distressed because post-childbirth complications prevented her from being in close physical contact with her child during its first few hours of life.Carol should be told that
A) human infants do not have well-defined critical periods for the formation of a mother-infant attachment.
B) physical contact with her infant immediately after birth would not contribute to the development of mother-infant attachment.
C) infants should be left physically undisturbed during the first few hours of life so they can rest.
D) as long as she can breast-feed her baby,no lasting damage will be done.

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Research has shown that while early physical contact between mother and infant can be beneficial, there is not a specific critical period for the formation of mother-infant attachment. This means that even if Carol was not able to have close physical contact with her child immediately after birth, there are other opportunities for her to develop a strong and healthy bond with her infant.

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