Staff Support for Mothers to Provide Breast Milk in Pediatric Hospitals and Neonatal Units

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 291-296

  Pantazi, Marie ^a   Jaeger, Marie Christine ^a   Lawson, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expressed breast milk; Infant morbidity; Low birth weight infants; Nurse attitudes; Nurse education; Survey; Training needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NURSERY; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032241578     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033449801400412     Document Type: Article

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