Association of serum prolactin and oxytocin with milk production in mothers of preterm and term infants

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 340-349

  Hill, Pamela D ^a   Aldag, Jean C ^b   Demirtas, Hakan ^a   Naeem, Villian ^c   Parker, Noah P ^c   Zinaman, Michael J ^d   Chatterton Jr , Robert T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Milk production; Plasma oxytocin; Plasma prolactin; Preterm and term parturition

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREAST FEEDING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; LACTATION DISORDER; MAMMARY GLAND; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; STIMULATION; SUCKING; SUCTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST FEEDING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LACTATION DISORDERS; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; OXYTOCIN; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PITUITARY GLAND; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROLACTIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; SUCTION;

EID: 63849240557     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800409331394     Document Type: Article

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