A review of the literature examining the benefits and challenges, incidence and duration, and barriers to breastfeeding in preterm infants

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-92

  Callen, Jennifer ^a,b   Pinelli, Janet ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers; Breastfeeding; Duration; Establishment; Incidence; Infant; Maintenance; Preterm

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; DIAMINE; GLUTAMINE; INSULIN; LACTOFERRIN; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; LYSOZYME; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN A; TAURINE; THIAMINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; HUMAN; LEARNING; MATERNAL CARE; MILK PRODUCTION; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; STOMACH EMPTYING; WHEY;

EID: 15944415468     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adnc.2005.02.011     Document Type: Review

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