The influence of fathers’ socioeconomic status and paternity leave on breastfeeding duration: A population-based cohort study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 337-343

  Flacking, Renée ^a   Dykes, Fiona ^a   Ewald, Uwe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; father; infant; parental leave; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY LEAVE; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TIME;

BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENTAL LEAVE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953372552     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810362002     Document Type: Article

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