ABSTRACT
Smiling is much less aversive attachment behaviour. As a newborn, most smiles will take place during sleep. A newborn's vision is very immature. Despite poor visual acuity, it is remarkable that newborns only four weeks old can recognise and prefer their mother's face. Newborn hearing screening is used to identify children with permanent hearing loss as early as possible. A newborn can recognise and show a preference for the sound of a mother's voice. Newborns are amazing in their ability to smell and to root out a mother's nipple. Attachment parenting is associated with a number of practices such as breastfeeding on demand, baby carrying, co-sleeping and empathic responding. Preterm babies often start life with an extended stay in hospital. This can be stressful for parents and can often get in the way of those first bonding moments with baby.
