Differential trends in breastfeeding according to maternal and hospital characteristics: Results from the French National Perinatal Surveys

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1290-1295

  Bonet, Mercedes ^a,b   Kaminski, Monique ^a,b   Blondel, Béatrice ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; France; Maternal characteristics; Social inequalities; Time trends

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIVE BIRTH; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FRANCE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PERINATOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548129955     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00410.x     Document Type: Article

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