Many factors can determine whether a woman continues to breastfeed: Knowing that breastfeeding is good for the baby is important to mothers but breastfeeding in public continues to be a negative experience for some

Evidence-Based Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 93-94

  McFadden, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 82555187708     PISSN: 13676539     EISSN: 14689618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ebn.13.3.93     Document Type: Note

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