Infant feeding choices: Experience, self-identity and lifestyle

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 48-60

  Andrew, Naomi ^a   Harvey, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding duration; Breastfeeding initiation; Infant feeding behaviour; Infant feeding decisions; Qualitative methods; Social factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING METHODS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTHERS; PARITY; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 78650089492     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2009.00222.x     Document Type: Article

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