Simple antenatal preparation to improve breastfeeding practice: A randomized controlled trial

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-80

  Mattar, Citra Nurfarah ^b   Chong, Yap Seng ^a   Chan, Yah Shih ^b   Chew, Annabel ^b   Tan, Petrina ^b   Chan, Yiong Huak ^b   Rauff, Mary How Jing ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATION CONSULTANT; MOTHER; PARENT COUNSELING; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SINGAPORE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845924929     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000249613.15466.26     Document Type: Article

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