Does cesarean section have an impact on the successful initiation of breastfeeding in Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1400-1403

  Albokhary, Afnan A ^a   James, Jennifer P ^b  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI SQUARE TEST; DATA ANALYSIS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MOTHER; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PAIN; PRIMIGRAVIDA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREGNANCY; SAUDI ARABIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PREGNANCY; SAUDI ARABIA; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909996871     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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