Which mothers wean their babies prematurely from full breastfeeding? An Australian cohort study

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1274-1277

  Baxter, Jennifer ^a   Cooklin, Amanda R ^b   Smith, Julie ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF FAMILY STUDIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding duration; Exclusive breastfeeding; Full breastfeeding; Weaning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MOTHER; MULTIPARA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; WEANING;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249121496     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01335.x     Document Type: Article

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