Is it good for a baby to have a very young mother? And what about having a much older mother? We hear quite a lot about young girls getting pregnant, but there is also a small but increasing number of women giving birth aged 60+. For example, Rajo Devi had a baby at the age of 70. What are the psychological implications for attachment between a baby and much older parents, would the age difference matter? Might there be benefits to the attachment? And what are the psychological implications as the child grows up?
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Daniel Askill – WE HAVE DECIDED NOT TO DIE from Cgunit on Vimeo. Most psychodynamically-oriented approaches emphasise the central role of some kind of childhood trauma, and in some cases this trauma is believed to be the act of birth itself.
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