Knowledge of breastfeeding among pregnant mothers and fathers

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-329

  Laanterä, Sari ^a   Pietilä, Anna Maija ^b   Pölkki, Tarja ^c  

^a University of Eastern Finland ^*  (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; father; knowledge; mother; web based survey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LACTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMPUTING METHODOLOGIES; CULTURE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LACTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTING; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78649254848     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e3181ec0c60     Document Type: Article

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