Maternal WIC Participation Improves Breastfeeding Rates: A Statewide Analysis of WIC Participants

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 136-143

  Metallinos Katsaras, E ^a   Brown, L ^a   Colchamiro, R ^b  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding duration; Breastfeeding initiation; WIC

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CATERING SERVICE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PARITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MASSACHUSETTS; MOTHERS; PARITY; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL CARE; PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937558833     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-014-1504-1     Document Type: Article

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