Maternal anxiety and breastfeeding: Findings from the MAVAN (Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment) study

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-109

  Adedinsewo, Demilade A ^a   Fleming, Alison S ^b   Steiner, Meir ^c,d   Meaney, Michael J ^e   Girard, Amy Webb ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

anxiety; breastfeeding; lactation; postpartum depression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHERS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891884500     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334413504244     Document Type: Article

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