Influence of test weighing before/after nursing on breastfeeding in preterm infants

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-39

  Funkquist, Eva Lotta ^a   Tuvemo, Torsten ^a   Jonsson, Björn ^a   Serenius, Fredrik ^b   Nyqvist, Kerstin Hedberg ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Preterm infant; Test weighing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; SUCKING; SWEDEN; WEIGHT GAIN;

BIRTH WEIGHT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUCKING BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 77952178846     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3181cbf910     Document Type: Article

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