Initiating and sustaining breastfeeding in Hong Kong: Contextual influences on new mother's experiences

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 181-191

  Tarrant, Marie ^a   Dodgson Joan E , E ^a   Tsang Fei, Shirley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Hong Kong; Infant feeding; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LACTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTHER; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036906519     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2018.2002.00125.x     Document Type: Review

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