Postpartum women’s knowledge about breastfeeding - a descriptive study

Introduction: Some mothers do not comply with breastfeeding due to unawareness of the practice. Aims: To characterize the demographic and obstetrical profile of postpartum women and to verify the influence of their instruction level and the number of prenatal consultations on breastfeeding knowledge...

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Main Authors: Viviane Mara Martins Silva, Emanuella Silva Joventino, Denise Sales Arcanjo, Joelna Eline Gomes Lacerda Freitas Veras, Regina Claudia Melo Dodt, Mônica OB Oriá, Lorena Barbosa Ximenes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa 2009-12-01
Series:Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing
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Online Access:http://www.objnursing.uff.br/index.php/nursing/article/view/2452