Process-oriented training in breastfeeding for health professionals decreases women's experiences of breastfeeding challenges

International Breastfeeding Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Blixt, Ingrid ^a   Mårtensson, Lena B ^b   Ekström, Anette C ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ^*  (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding problems; Counselling; Health professionals; Intervention study; Process oriented training; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907049875     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17464358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4358-9-15     Document Type: Article

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