The conceptualization of Perceived Insufficient Milk among Mexican mothers

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-286

  Sacco, Lisa M ^a   Caulfield, Laura E ^b   Gittelsohn, Joel ^b   Martínez, Homero ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Crying; Maternal perceptions; Mexico; Perceived Insufficient Milk; Primiparas; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CITY; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRYING; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEXICO; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CRYING; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS; MATERNAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; MEXICO; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 33746445464     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334406287817     Document Type: Article

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