Prenatal Anxiety and Infant Feeding Outcomes: A Systematic Review

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 53-66

  Fallon, Victoria ^a   Bennett, Kate Mary ^a   Harrold, Joanne Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; formula feeding; infant feeding; pregnancy; prenatal anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; BREAST FEEDING; DATA BASE; DATA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT FEEDING; PREGNANCY; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BEHAVIOR; BOTTLE FEEDING; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANXIETY; BOTTLE FEEDING; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENTION; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84953924519     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334415604129     Document Type: Review

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