Cesarean delivery as a factor promoting exclusive breastfeeding in Japan

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2013, Pages 1762-1763

  Suzuki, Shunji ^a   Hirohata, Sakiko ^a   Uriu, Kazuse ^a   Hutago, Yoshiko ^a   Murakami, Miho ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS KATSUSHIKA MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEWBORN HYPOXIA; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; JAPAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MIDWIFERY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886618019     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2013.794216     Document Type: Letter

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