The maternal bond between mother and calf lasts longer than in most bovids.

Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well the positive contributions that they make to society.

He read them guiltily, apprehensively, and with a growing awareness of the maternal bond that would be there for ever, no matter what.

"But you build a maternal bond with these students and you can't let go."

By the seventh month of pregnancy, two-thirds of women may report a strong maternal bond.

But even after the killing, Sylvia will not admit to harboring a maternal bond.

The maternal bond had been cut with the umbilical cord - at birth.

Other favourite themes are class, disability, and the power of the maternal bond in all its forms, healthy or otherwise.

Hormones released during breastfeeding help to strengthen the maternal bond.

Some species of mammals show selective maternal bond between mother and infant.