Two mid-pregnancy interventions to increase the initiation and duration of breastfeeding: A randomized controlled trial

Birth

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 176-182

  Forster, Della ^a   McLachlan, Helen ^a   Lumley, Judith ^a   Beanland, Christine ^b   Waldenström, Ulla ^c   Amir, Lisa ^a   Harris, Heather ^d   Dyson, Kaye ^d   Earl, Diane ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Nurses Board of Victoria   (Australia)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MATERNAL CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA;

EID: 4444322303     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0730-7659.2004.00302.x     Document Type: Article

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