Breastfeeding the premature infant: Experience of a Baby-Friendly Hospital in Brazil

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-52

  Reinert do Nascimento, Maria Beatriz ^a,b,f   Issler, Hugo ^c,d,e  

^a Hospital Maternidade Darcy Vargas   (Brazil)

^b Department of Environmental Microbiology   (Germany)

^c Brazilian Society of Pediatrics   (Brazil)

^d Prof SB Pessoa Health Sch Center

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly Hospital initiative; Breastfeeding; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEAMWORK; WEANING;

EID: 13844307947     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334404272389     Document Type: Article

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