Young mothers who choose to breast feed: The importance of being part of a supportive breast-feeding community

Midwifery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-59

  Brown, Amy ^a   Raynor, Peter ^a   Lee, Michelle ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Artificial milk feeding; Breast feeding; Peer support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79151474529     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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