Effect of an extended midwifery postnatal support programme on the duration of breast feeding: A randomised controlled trial

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 88-100

  McDonald, Susan J ^a,b   Henderson, Jennifer J ^b,c   Faulkner, Shani ^d   Evans, Sharon F ^b,d   Hagan, Ronald ^b,c,d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Women and Infants Research Foundation   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Midwifery; Postnatal support; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTNATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTNATAL CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73549100246     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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