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The 1970s:
Jean Liedloff's Continuum Concept
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BASICS: instinct -- Based on human evolution -- Community
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- Babies should be born at home
- Breastfeeding should start within the first 20 minutes of birth
- Bottle feeding is not an option
- Feeding is on demand – scheduled feeding is banned
- Babies should be held 'in arms' for the first six months – i.e. in a sling
- Babies should sleep in bed with their parents
- By enjoying such close contact with adults, babies will develop skills faster than other children
- Babies should be brought up by the whole 'tribe' (friends, family, etc) rather than just by the parents
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Active parents who want babies to muck in
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Mothers who need to go back to work
Parents who don't want to be with their babies 24/7
Women who don't want to breastfeed
Dads who don't want baby in bed with them
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