Infant feeding attitudes of women in the United Kingdom during pregnancy and after birth

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 547-555

  Wilkins, Carol ^a   Ryan, Kath ^b   Green, Josephine ^c   Thomas, Peter ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment tools; breastfeeding attitudes; maternal support

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867823849     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334412456602     Document Type: Article

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