Breastfeeding duration in an Australian population: The influence of modifiable antenatal factors

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-38

  Blyth, Rosemary J ^a   Creedy, Debra K ^b   Dennis, Cindy Lee ^c   Moyle, Wendy ^b   Pratt, Jan ^d   De Vries, Susan M ^e   Healy, Genevieve N ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antenatal; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding self efficacy; Duration; Modifiable variables; Predictive model

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT FEEDING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRENATAL CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ADOLESCENT; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTHERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUEENSLAND; SELF EFFICACY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1642633737     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334403261109     Document Type: Article

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