What do breastfeeding women taking herbal galactagogues perceive of community pharmacists’ role in breastfeeding support? A qualitative study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 11132-11145

  Sim, Tin Fei ^a   Laetitia Hattingh, H ^a   Sherriff, Jillian ^b   Tee, Lisa B G ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Community pharmacy; Herbal medicines; Infant health; Pharmacists; Women s perspectives

Indexed keywords

GALACTOGOGUE;

BREASTFEEDING; COMMUNITY CARE; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOMENS STATUS;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; COMMUNITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; FEMALE; GALACTOGOGUES; HUMANS; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941254890     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120911132     Document Type: Article

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