Breastfeeding and maternal stress response and health

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 7 I, 2004, Pages 261-268

  Mezzacappa, Elizabeth Sibolboro ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Maternal health; Psychological symptoms; Stress response

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; MATERNAL WELFARE; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 4043171461     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2004.jul.261-268     Document Type: Review

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