A Western Australian survey of breastfeeding initiation, prevalence and early cessation patterns

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 260-268

  Hauck, Yvonne L ^a   Fenwick, Jennifer ^b   Dhaliwal, Satvinder S ^c   Butt, Janice ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Breastfeeding; Cessation; Initiation; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551479539     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-009-0554-2     Document Type: Article

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