Maternal-newborn nurses' experiences of inconsistent professional breastfeeding support

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-38

  Nelson, Antonia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Empirical research reports; Interviews; Maternal newborn nurses; Midwifery; Phenomenology; Postpartum; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST FEEDING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548295538     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04373.x     Document Type: Article

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