Effects of Instituting the "BEST Program" (Breast Milk Early Saves Trouble) in a Level III NICU

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 248-251

  Montgomery, Dianne ^a   Schmutz, Nancy ^a   Baer, Vickie L ^b   Rogerson, Renee ^a   Wheeler, Rachael ^a   Rowley, Anna Marie ^a   Lambert, Diane K ^a   Christensen, Robert D ^c  

^a McKay Dee Hospital Center   (United States)

^b McKay Dee Dermatology   (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Banked donor milk; Breast milk; Breastfeeding; Feeding outcomes; Low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TREND STUDY;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MILK BANKS; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS;

EID: 48449091515     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408316080     Document Type: Article

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