Strategies for success: A toolbox of coping strategies used by breastfeeding women

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1574-1582

  O'Brien, Maxine L ^a,b   Buikstra, Elizabeth ^c   Fallon, Tony ^d   Hegney, Desley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health Queensland   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Cognitive therapy; Midwifery; Nursing; Psychological well being; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 65649132328     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02667.x     Document Type: Article

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