Innovations in the Provision of Human Milk and Breastfeeding for Infants Requiring Intensive Care

JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 138-143

  Spatz, Diane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Human milk; Human milk fortification; Milk expression pumping; NICU

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; BREAST MILK EXPRESSION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK EXPRESSION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MILK, HUMAN; MOTHERS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS;

EID: 84864371899     PISSN: 08842175     EISSN: 15526909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01315.x     Document Type: Article

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