A critical review of the impact of continuing breastfeeding education provided to nurses and midwives

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 381-393

  Ward, Kathryn Nicole ^a   Byrne, Jennifer P ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

breastfeed; education; health professional; midwife; nurse

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDWIFE; NURSING EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80755129214     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334411411052     Document Type: Review

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