Breastfeeding Peer Counselors in the United States: Helping to Build a Culture and Tradition of Breastfeeding

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 631-637

  Rossman, Beverly ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

breastfeeding; mother to mother support; peer counseling; peer support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PEER COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COUNSELING; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEER GROUP; POSTNATAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 35549003138     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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