The association between women's perceptions of professional support and problems experienced on breastfeeding cessation: A Western Australian study

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-57

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

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c KING EDWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding cessation; Breastfeeding difficulties; Breastfeeding support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; COOPERATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL CARE; MIDWIFE; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PARITY; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MATERNAL-CHILD NURSING; MIDWIFERY; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PARITY; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 79953892819     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334410386956     Document Type: Article

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