The emotions of integrating breastfeeding knowledge into practice for English midwives: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 286-297

  Furber, Christine M ^a   Thomson, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Emotion; Professional knowledge; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSE MIDWIFE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BREAST FEEDING; EMOTIONS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE MIDWIVES;

EID: 38049129254     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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