Las dos cosas: An analysis of attitudes of latina women on non-exclusive breastfeeding

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 19-24

  Bartick, Melissa ^a   Reyes, Catherine ^b  

^a CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COLOSTRUM; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUNGER; NEWBORN PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LACTATION; MEXICO; MOTHERS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PEER GROUP; PREGNANCY; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856742788     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2011.0039     Document Type: Article

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