Breastfeeding and Health Outcomes for the Mother-Infant Dyad

Pediatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-48

  Dieterich, Christine M ^a   Felice, Julia P ^a   O'Sullivan, Elizabeth ^a   Rasmussen, Kathleen M ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Infant health; Lactation; Maternal health; Obesity; Postpartum weight retention

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST CANCER; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CONTRACEPTION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERNAL OBESITY; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN INFECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL WELFARE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84869756051     PISSN: 00313955     EISSN: 15578240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.09.010     Document Type: Review

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