Impact of Baby-Friendly Hospital Practices on Breastfeeding in Hong Kong

Birth

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-245

  Tarrant, Marie ^a   Wu, Kendra M ^a   Fong, Daniel Y T ^a   Lee, Irene L Y ^b   Wong, Emmy M Y ^c   Sham, Alice ^d   Lam, Christine ^e   Dodgson, Joan E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^e QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; Breastfeeding; Exclusive breastfeeding; Hong Kong

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HONG KONG; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052417851     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00483.x     Document Type: Article

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