A qualitative study on the breastfeeding experiences of first-time mothers in Vientiane, Lao PDR

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Lee, Hope Mei H ^a   Durham, Jo ^b   Booth, Jenny ^a   Sychareun, Vanphanom ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Laos)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ATTITUDE TO BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; BREAST MILK; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIET RESTRICTION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAOS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MILK PRODUCTION; MOTHER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUERPERIUM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URBAN AREA; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAOS; MOTHERS; PARITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889029878     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-13-223     Document Type: Article

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