Social support during childbirth as a catalyst for early breastfeeding initiation for first-time Nigerian mothers

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Morhason Bello, Imran O ^a   Adedokun, Babatunde O ^b   Ojengbede, Oladosu A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

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EID: 74049158661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-4-16     Document Type: Article

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