Breastfeeding: Factors associated with the continuation of breastfeeding, the current situation in Japan, and recommendations for further research

Journal of Medical Investigation

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 224-234

  Haku, Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding rate; Continuation factors; Discontinuation factors; Evidence based care

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONFIDENTIALITY; CRYING; DELIVERY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASTALGIA; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TREND STUDY; ADULT; FEMALE; JAPAN; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; MATERNAL AGE; OBESITY; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35848949784     PISSN: 13431420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2152/jmi.54.224     Document Type: Review

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