Breast-feeding Coparenting Framework: A New Framework to Improve Breast-feeding Duration and Exclusivity

Family and Community Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 28-31

  Abbass Dick, Jennifer ^a   Dennis, Cindy Lee ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

breast feeding; coparenting; fathers; parenting

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84997610788     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: 15505057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000137     Document Type: Article

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