Views of breastfeeding difficulties among drop-in-clinic attendees

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 250-262

  Berridge, Kirstin ^a   McFadden, K ^b   Abayomi, J ^a   Topping, J ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Infant feeding clinic; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MATERNITY WARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; MOTHERS; PARITY; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 28244479409     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2005.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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