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Somatic expression in the baby and the young child is always the result of multifactorial elements of a very varied nature. Among these first and foremost are the baby's personal characteristics, what Anglo-American authors call personality, but also the infant's somatic predispositions and weaknesses, be they congenital or due to later history.
The value of these specific factors can only be assessed on a case by case basis, but at birth, and probably already in utero, they at once resonate with the mother's personal characteristics, and also often