Maternal attachment representations and initiation and duration of breastfeeding

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 218-225

  Scharfe, Elaine ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

attachment behaviors; breastfeeding; demographic characteristics; health promotion; psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860263266     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334411429111     Document Type: Article

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