Allomaternal nursing in humans

Current Anthropology Vol/Iss. 55(2) University of Chicago Press Published In Pages: 200-229
By Hewlett, Barry S., Winn, Steve

Hypothesis

Among contemporary foragers, allomaternal nursing will be normative (6).

Note

Normative allomaternal nursing was present in 7/12 (58.3%) foraging populations, absent or rare in 5/12 (41.6%) populations. No formal statistical test.

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
UNKNOWNMixedUNKNOWNUNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Allomaternal NursingUNKNOWNInfant Feeding