Staffing for hospital lactation programs: Recommendations from a tertiary care teaching hospital

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 409-417

  Mannel, Rebecca ^a   Mannel, Robert S ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

IBCLC staffing; Lactation program(s); Staffing

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATION; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; LACTATION CONSULTANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTPATIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

BREAST FEEDING; CONSULTANTS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NEONATAL NURSING; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POSTNATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750073502     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334406294166     Document Type: Review

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