The Massachusetts baby-friendly collaborative: Lessons learned from an innovation to foster implementation of best practices

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 405-411

  Bartick, Melissa ^a   Edwards, Roger A ^b   Walker, Marsha ^c   Jenkins, Lucia ^d  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy   (United States)

^d Melrose Wakefield Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly; Breastfeeding; Collaborative; Evidence based practice; Health care quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

BREAST FEEDING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MASSACHUSETTS; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78649301942     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334410379797     Document Type: Article

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