Alexander v. Alexander

*225HOWE, Justice

(concurring).

I concur, but wish to observe that the disavowance of a maternal presumption should not be interpreted as discounting valid factors upon which the presumption rests, such as (1) the strong bonding which develops between a mother who has given birth to a child and has attended to his or her needs around the clock for months or years, and (2) the skills and sensitivity she develops thereby.