Direct breast-feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit: Is it important

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 540-545

  Pineda, R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breast milk feedings; breast feeding; intervention; NICU; participation; premature infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH TUBE; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MOTHERS; SUCKING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79960995802     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2010.205     Document Type: Article

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