International Breastfeeding Initiatives and their Relevance to the Current State of Breastfeeding in the United States

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 549-555

  Walker, Marsha ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

advocacy; Baby Friendly; breastfeeding; Innocenti Declaration; the Code

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EDUCATION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFANT MORTALITY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MARKETING; MASS MEDIUM; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WEANING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35548933249     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.06.013     Document Type: Article

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