Breastfeeding rates and hospital breastfeeding practices in Canada: A national survey of women

Birth

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 122-132

  Chalmers, Beverley ^a,b   Levitt, Cheryl ^c   Heaman, Maureen ^d   O'Brien, Beverley ^e   Sauve, Reg ^f   Kaczorowski, Janusz ^g  

^a RPO Princess   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; Breastfeeding; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVIEW; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949179365     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2009.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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