Breastfeeding progression in preterm infants is influenced by factors in infants, mothers and clinical practice: The results of a national cohort study with high breastfeeding initiation rates

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Maastrup, Ragnhild ^a,b,c   Hansen, Bo Moelholm ^d   Kronborg, Hanne ^e   Bojesen, Susanne Norby ^c,d   Hallum, Karin ^c,f   Frandsen, Annemi ^c,g   Kyhnaeb, Anne ^c,h   Svarer, Inge ^c,i   Hallström, Inger ^b  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Danish National Panel of Experts on Breastfeeding Infants with Special Needs   (Denmark)

^d GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^f VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^g Holbæk University Hospital   (Denmark)

^h HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

ⁱ ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL, AGE AND GROWTH PARAMETERS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MENSTRUATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACIFIER; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENSTRUAL AGE; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; SOCIAL ASPECT; ADULT; DENMARK; MALE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; MOTHERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84907457096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108208     Document Type: Article

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