Hi There is a literature on proximity leading to the coordination of women's menstrual cycles. Perhaps (if real) the lactation effect could result from similar hormonal influences?
Speaking completely from ignorance Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Rob Weisskirch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 14-Sep-07 6:33:59 PM >>> A student claimed that she heard that women who hang around nursing mothers and infants often will sometimes start spontaneously lactating, even though they are not pregnant. I know that infant cries can cause nursing mothers to leak but have never heard of lactation by proximity. Does anyone know? Drinking soy milk, Rob Rob Weisskirch, MSW. Ph.D. Associate Professor of Human Development Liberal Studies Department California State University, Monterey Bay 100 Campus Center, Building 82C Seaside, CA 93955 (831) 582-5079 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- ---
