Psychosocial predictors of primiparous breastfeeding initiation and duration

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 480-487

  Mathews, Meagan E ^a   Leerkes, Esther M ^a   Lovelady, Cheryl A ^a   Labban, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

adult attachment; breastfeeding; breastfeeding duration; breastfeeding initiation; infant crying; prenatal factors; primiparous; temperament

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT NUTRITION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NORTH CAROLINA; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NORTH CAROLINA; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910050579     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334414537707     Document Type: Article

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