Maternal and infant sleep postpartum

Breastfeeding Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 38-41

  McGuire, Elizabeth ^a  

^a Breastfeeding Information and Research Australian Breastfeeding Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Infant sleep; Maternal fatigue; Night waking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; METHODOLOGY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTNATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; SLEEP;

ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; POSTNATAL CARE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SLEEP;

EID: 84883015881     PISSN: 07292759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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