Breast milk sharing via the internet: The practice and health and safety considerations

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1471-1479

  Keim, Sarah A ^a,b,c   McNamara, Kelly A ^a   Jayadeva, Chenali M ^a   Braun, Ashlea C ^a   Dillon, Chelsea E ^a   Geraghty, Sheela R ^d  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast milk; Breastfeeding; Infant; Infectious disease; Internet; Safety

Indexed keywords

BREAST MILK; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERNET; MALE; NEWBORN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MALE; MILK BANKS; MILK, HUMAN; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84905592802     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1387-6     Document Type: Article

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