Is breast feeding in bed always a safe practice?

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 418-419

  Byard, R W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accidental asphyxia; Breast feeding; Infant death

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; BED; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM; BEDS; BREAST FEEDING; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0031758801     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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