Fathers can also recognize their newborns by touch

Marsha Kaitz; Shimon Shiri; Shai Danziger; Ziva Hershko; Arthur I. Eidelman

doi:10.1016/0163-6383(94)90056-6

Fathers can also recognize their newborns by touch

Marsha Kaitz^*, Shimon Shiri, Shai Danziger, Ziva Hershko, Arthur I. Eidelman

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Abstract

We report that fathers, like mothers, can recognize their own newborn from two unfamiliar newborns by stroking the infants' hand. However, unlike mothers, they cannot succeed at touch recognition if the infants' face serves as the stroking area.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	205-207
Number of pages	3
Journal	Infant Behavior and Development
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0163-6383(94)90056-6
State	Published - 1994
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

father
father-infant
person
recognition
tactile perception
touch

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