Extending Breastfeeding Duration Through Primary Care: A Systematic Review of Prenatal and Postnatal Interventions

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 326-343

  de Oliveira, Maria Inês Couto ^a   Camacho, Luiz Antonio Bastos ^b   Tedstone, Alison E ^c  

^a University of State of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b A technical unit of Fiocruz   (Brazil)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding duration; Effectiveness; Primary care; Procedures; Strategies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035523764     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089033440101700407     Document Type: Review

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