Mothers’ experiences of a telephone based breastfeeding support intervention after discharge from neonatal intensive care units: a mixed-method study

Abstract Background After discharge from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), many mothers of preterm infants (gestational age < 37 weeks) experience a lack of support for breastfeeding. An intervention study was designed to evaluate the effects of proactive (a daily telephone call initiated by...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jenny Ericson, Renée Flacking, Camilla Udo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:International Breastfeeding Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-017-0142-9