Effect of hospital practices on breastfeeding: A survey in the Italian Region of Lazio

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-340

  Asole, Simona ^a   Spinelli, Angela ^b   Antinucci, Laura Ellen ^c   Di Lallo, Domenico ^a  

^a Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Health practices; Rooming in

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NEWBORN CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOMING IN;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; MALE; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 68649119097     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334409333849     Document Type: Article

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