A preliminary study on the use of experiential learning to support women's choices about infant feeding

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-203

  Reeve, Jacquie R ^a,d   Gull, Sarah E ^a,b   Johnson, Martin H ^c   Hunter, Sally ^c   Streather, Michael ^c  

^a WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Experiential learning; Health education; Infant feeding

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NEWBORN; PARITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECORDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1842689991     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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