Breastfeeding rates in baby-friendly and non-baby-friendly hospitals in the Czech Republic from 2000 to 2006

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-78

  Mydlilova, Anna ^a   Sipek, Antonin ^a   Vignerova, Jana ^b  

^a FAKULTNÍ THOMAYEROVA NEMOCNICE   (Czech Republic)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Access to care; Baby friendly hospital initiative; Breast feeding; Breast feeding benefits; Breast milk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CZECH REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; POSTNATAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 59649090770     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334408325820     Document Type: Article

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