Excessive weight loss in breastfed infants during the postpartum hospitalization

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-26

  Mulder, Pamela J ^a   Johnson, Teresa S ^b   Baker, Linda C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Newborn; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 73949110938     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2009.01085.x     Document Type: Article

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