Qualitative study of breastfeeding after childhood sexual assault

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 317-324

  Coles, Jan ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Childhood sexual abuse; Childhood sexual assault; Lactation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL CRIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 68649095202     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409334926     Document Type: Article

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