Hospital practices that increase breastfeeding duration: Results from a population-based study

Birth

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 202-211

  Murray, Erin K ^a   Ricketts, Sue ^b   Dellaport, Jennifer ^a  

^a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding duration; Hospital practices

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COLORADO; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34548013482     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2007.00172.x     Document Type: Review

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