Breastfeeding promotion in neonatal intensive care unit: Impact of a new program toward a BFHI for high-risk infants

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1626-1631

  Dall'Oglio, Immacolata ^a,c   Salvatori, Guglielmo ^a   Bonci, Enea ^b   Nantini, Barbara ^b   D'Agostino, G ^a   Dotta, A ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; Breastfeeding; Lactation; NICU; Preterm infant

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; ITALY; LACTATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 35348933751     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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