Oxytocin (the love hormone) is protective against cortisol (the stress hormone); when a mother nurtures with sensitive empathic care, it raises oxytocin in the baby's brain, which protects the baby from cortisol and its damaging effects.
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Erica KomisarEvidence Quote
“There is a a hormone called oxytocin. It's the love hormone. And it is protective against cortisol...the more a mother nurtures...that actually raises the oxytocin in the baby's brain, which then protects the baby from cortisol.”
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Child Attachment Expert: We're Stressing Newborns & It's Causing ADHD! Hidden Dangers Of Daycare!— The Diary Of A CEOCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:27:59 AM
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