Comparison of breastfeeding in rural areas of Sweden and Australia - a cohort study

Women and Birth

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 229-234

  Sjöström, Kaisa ^a   Welander, Sara ^a   Haines, Helen ^b   Andersson, Ewa ^a   Hildingsson, Ingegerd ^a,c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Information; International comparison; Lactation; Support; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CESAREAN SECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SWEDEN; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BREASTFEEDING; INFORMATION; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; LACTATION; SUPPORT; WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; ODDS RATIO; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888325902     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2013.08.159     Document Type: Article

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