Maternal-infant attachment theory is another example of a theory borrowed from one discipline and adapted to another. Ethological observations of species-specific behavior exhibited by animals at the time of birth generated the hypothesis that perhaps humans also had species-specific behaviors which could have lasting effects on the relationship between mother and baby. While one cannot generalize the attachment theory, it has opened the way for a more humanistic approach to birthing.
母婴依恋理论是从一个学科借鉴并应用于另一学科的理论的又一范例。对动物出生时表现出的物种特异性行为的行为学观察产生了这样一种假设,即人类可能也有物种特异性行为,这些行为可能会对母婴关系产生持久影响。虽然不能将依恋理论一概而论,但它为更具人文主义的分娩方式开辟了道路。