Breastfeeding Policies and Practices in Canadian Hospitals: Comparing 1993 with 2007

Birth

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-237

  Levitt, Cheryl ^a   Hanvey, Louise ^b   Kaczorowski, Janusz ^c   Chalmers, Beverley ^d   Heaman, Maureen ^e   Bartholomew, Sharon ^f  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Institute of Child Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; Breastfeeding; Canadian hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRACT; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; CANADA; CONTRACTS; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALS, MATERNITY; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80052413423     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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