Adolescent mothers and breastfeeding: Experiences and support needs - An exploratory study

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 391-401

  Dykes, Fiona ^a   Moran, Victoria Hall ^a   Burt, Sue ^b   Edwards, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Breastfeeding; Experiences; Qualitative; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 23244439326     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334403257562     Document Type: Article

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