Evaluation of mothers' knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards the ten steps to successful breastfeeding in Egypt

Breastfeeding Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 173-178

  Abul Fadl, Azza M A M ^a   Shawky, Maissa ^b   El Taweel, Amal ^c   Cadwell, Karin ^d   Turner Maffei, Cynthia ^e  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Egyptian Lactation Consultant Association   (Egypt)

^d Healthy Children Project Inc   (United States)

^e UNION INSTITUTE AND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EGYPT; FEEDING APPARATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KNOWLEDGE; LACTATION; MASTALGIA; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863884019     PISSN: 15568253     EISSN: 15568342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2011.0028     Document Type: Article

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