Doula care supports near-universal breastfeeding initiation among diverse, low-income women

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 378-382

  Kozhimannil, Katy B ^a   Attanasio, Laura B ^a   Hardeman, Rachel R ^a   O'Brien, Michelle ^b  

^a University of Minnesota's School of Public Health   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Doula; Low income; Medicaid; Racial ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; DOULA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

BREASTFEEDING; DOULA; LOW-INCOME; MEDICAID; RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST FEEDING; CULTURE; DOULAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MINNESOTA; POSTNATAL CARE; POVERTY;

EID: 84881558562     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12065     Document Type: Article

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