The power of language: a secondary analysis of a qualitative study exploring English midwives' support of mother's baby-feeding practice

Midwifery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 232-240

  Furber, Christine M ^a   Thomson, Ann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast feeding; Language; Secondary analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDWIFE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMANTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNICATION; CONCEPT FORMATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDWIFERY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949269642     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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