The impact of the Baby Friendly health Initiative in the Australian health care system: A critical narrative review of the evidence

Breastfeeding Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 15-22

  Atchan, Marjorie ^a   Davis, Deborah ^b   Foureur, Maralyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Baby Friendly health initiative; Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative; Breastfeeding; Breastfeeding support

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; COMMUNITY CARE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT WELFARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL MARKETING; STATISTICS;

AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT WELFARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL MARKETING;

EID: 84883035217     PISSN: 07292759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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