Breast feeding and the Baby Friendly Initiative: Is the training of doctors being ignored? [10]

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1044-

  Arora, R S ^a,c   Doherty, C ^b  

^a ROYAL MANCHESTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD GROWTH; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NUTRITION; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PEDIATRICS; PERINATAL CARE;

EID: 33845242860     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.098277     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. World Health Organization. Global strategy for infant and young child feeding. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2003.
2. UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative. Implementing the Baby Friendly best practice standards. London: UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative, March 2001 (online version updated December 2003).
3. Northern Ireland Breastfeeding Strategy Group. Breastfeeding Strategy for Northern Ireland. Belfast: Department of Health and Social Services, 1999.
4. Freed GL, Clark SJ, Lohr JA, et al. Pediatrician involvement in breast-feeding promotion: a national study of residents and practitioners. Pediatrics 1995;96:490-4.