Preterm Infants' Mothers' Experiences with Milk Expression and Breastfeeding: An Integrative Review

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 394-406

  Ikonen, Riikka ^a   Paavilainen, Eija ^a,b   Kaunonen, Marja ^a,c  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b SOUTH OSTROBOTHNIA CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c PIRKANMAA HOSPITAL DISTRICT   (Finland)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; infant; lactation; mothers; premature; review

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PREMATURE BIRTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84951011761     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: 15360911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0000000000000232     Document Type: Article

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