Respuesta neonatal frente al olor del líquido amniótico

Faas, Ana Eugenia; Resino, Carlos Fabián; Moya, Pedro Roberto

doi:10.5546/aap.2013.105

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“…Another such mismatch is created when the AF odour is washed away right after birth. AF odour elicits a positive orientation response in newborns [7,29,30], and infants' own spreading of AF on the breast facilitates their motivated responses. When the neonate's AF covering is left intact for at least 12 h after birth, infants evince better weight gain, revealing more optimal feeding responses [31,32].…”

Section: From the Prenatal To The Postnatal Nichementioning

confidence: 98%

“…Odorous metabolites pass easily into amniotic fluid (AF), and such transplacental penetration can be so stark that the newborn's body odour is occasionally pungent [5,6]. Neonates favour the odour signature of AF [7], particularly their own AF [8], and react to odours experienced during gestation (e.g. anise [9]; alcohol [10]).…”

Section: From the Prenatal To The Postnatal Nichementioning

confidence: 99%

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Olfaction scaffolds the developing human from neonate to adolescent and beyond

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Loos

et al. 2020

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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The impact of the olfactory sense is regularly apparent across development. The fetus is bathed in amniotic fluid (AF) that conveys the mother's chemical ecology. Transnatal olfactory continuity between the odours of AF and milk assists in the transition to nursing. At the same time, odours emanating from the mammary areas provoke appetitive responses in newborns. Odours experienced from the mother's diet during breastfeeding, and from practices such as pre-mastication, may assist in the dietary transition at weaning. In parallel, infants are attracted to and recognize their mother's odours; later, children are able to recognize other kin and peers based on their odours. Familiar odours, such as those of the mother, regulate the child's emotions, and scaffold perception and learning through non-olfactory senses. During juvenility and adolescence, individuals become more sensitive to some bodily odours, while the timing of adolescence itself has been speculated to draw from the chemical ecology of the family unit. Odours learnt early in life and within the family niche continue to influence preferences as mate choice becomes relevant. Olfaction thus appears significant in turning on, sustaining and, in cases when mother odour is altered, disturbing adaptive reciprocity between offspring and carer during the multiple transitions of development between birth and adolescence. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Olfactory communication in humans’.

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