Making the first days of life safer: Preventing sudden unexpected postnatal collapse while promoting breastfeeding

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 47-52

  Davanzo, Riccardo ^a   De Cunto, Angela ^a   Paviotti, Giulia ^a   Travan, Laura ^a   Inglese, Stefania ^a   Brovedani, Pierpaolo ^a   Crocetta, Anna ^b   Calligaris, Chiara ^b   Corubolo, Elisa ^a   Dussich, Valentina ^a   Verardi, Giuseppa ^a   Causin, Enrica ^a   Kennedy, Jaquelyn ^a   Marrazzo, Francesca ^a   Strajn, Tamara ^a   Sanesi, Cecilia ^a   Demarini, Sergio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b San Polo Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

bed sharing; breastfeeding; protocol; skin to skin contact; sudden unexpected postnatal collapse

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ITALY; KANGAROO CARE; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; NEWBORN; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; KANGAROO-MOTHER CARE METHOD; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 84920982707     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334414554927     Document Type: Article

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