Engaging and supporting fathers to promote breastfeeding: A new role for Health Visitors?

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 467-475

  Sherriff, Nigel ^a   Hall, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Children's centres; Fathers; Health promotion; Health visitors; Social marketing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FATHER; HUMAN; MALE;

BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; FATHERS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 80051569194     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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