Does the duration of postnatal stay influence breast-feeding rates at one month in women giving birth for the first time? A randomized control trial

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1152-1157

  Winterburn, Susan ^b   Fraser, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Health services research; Midwifery; Nursing; Postnatal stay; Support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MOTHER; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARITY; POSTNATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TIME;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MOTHERS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PARITY; POSTNATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034323977     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01586.x     Document Type: Article

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