Effects of hospital policies and practices on initiation and duration of breastfeeding

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-111

  Manganaro, R ^a   Marseglia, L ^a   Mami C ^a   Paolata, A ^a   Gargano, R ^a   Mondello, M ^a   Puliafito, A ^a   Gemelli, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Gospital practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; MOTHERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149357468     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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