Short- and long-term decrease of blood pressure in women during breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-109

  Jonas, W ^a   Nissen, E ^a,b   Ransjo Arvidson A B ^a   Wiklund, I ^c   Henriksson, P ^c   Uvnas Moberg K ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTATION; SYSTOLE;

EID: 45749083433     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2007.0031     Document Type: Article

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