Does postpartum length of stay affect breastfeeding duration? A population-based study

Birth

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 153-159

  Heck, Katherine E ^a,b   Schoendorf, Kenneth C ^a   Chávez, Gilberto F ^c   Braveman, Paula ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SMOKING; SURVIVAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CALIFORNIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0042324259     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-536X.2003.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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