Effect of components of a workplace lactation program on breastfeeding duration among employees of a public-sector employer

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 677-683

  Balkam, Jane A Johnston ^a   Cadwell, Karin ^b   Fein, Sara B ^c  

^a NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Healthy Children Project   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding duration; Public sector employer; Workplace lactation program

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; LACTATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST FEEDING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC SECTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 80051695688     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0620-9     Document Type: Article

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