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birth mother

birth mother A birth mother is the woman who gives birth to a child.

A birth mother is the woman who gives birth to a child. In adoption research, the term is used to distinguish her genetic and prenatal influences from the child’s later rearing environment provided by adoptive parents.

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Drafting source: Gordon Rebecca E F; Bates Elizabeth J S; Ganiban Jody M; Neiderhiser Jenae M; Natsuaki Misaki N; Shaw Daniel S; Leve Leslie D. Heritable, Prenatal, and Environmental Pathways of Parental Stress: Differential Influences on Children’s Effortful Control and Cortisol Regulation. 2026; DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0355546; article XML SHA-256 d55bddac8c5413bd3920c4075e5b64abcdb7f0ca855e6e0d398c090d54d719b7. “Heritable, Prenatal, and Environmental Pathways of Parental Stress: Differential Influences on Children’s Effortful Control and Cortisol Regulation” (10.1371/journal.pone.0355546).
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