Tender beginnings program: An educational continuum for the maternity patient

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 210-219

  Brown, Susan E H ^a  

^a GREENWICH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding programs; Maternity education; Nurse entrepreneurship; Postpartum visit; Tender Beginnings

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747449781     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200607000-00007     Document Type: Review

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