One-to-one or group-based peer support for breastfeeding? Women's perceptions of a breastfeeding peer coaching intervention

Birth

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-146

  Hoddinott, Pat ^a   Chalmers, Maretta ^b   Pill, Roisin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEER GROUP; SCOTLAND; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33749003440     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0730-7659.2006.00092.x     Document Type: Article

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