Exploring women's views of breastfeeding: A focus group study within an area with high levels of socio-economic deprivation

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 156-168

  McFadden, Alison ^a   Toole, Glenyce ^b  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Royal Naval Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Breastfeed; Ethnic minority; Focus groups; Low income

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT NUTRITION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BREAST FEEDING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33744828304     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2006.00054.x     Document Type: Article

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