Women's Prenatal Concerns Regarding Breastfeeding: Are They Being Addressed?

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-7

  Archabald, Karen ^a   Lundsberg, Lisbet ^a   Triche, Elizabeth ^a   Norwitz, Errol ^a   Illuzzi, Jessica ^a  

^a Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology One Church St   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Concerns; Counseling; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BODY IMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL LIFE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79954576651     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2010.00006.x     Document Type: Article

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