Application of the Breastfeeding Personal Efficacy Beliefs Inventory and Acknowledgment of Barriers for Improving Breastfeeding Initiation Rates in an Urban Population
Introduction: Breastfeeding (BF) is recognized as the preferred method of infant nutrition by American Academy of Pediatricians, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the World Health Organization. Despite the benefits of BF, in 1998 only 69% of new mothers in the United States in...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Advocate Aurora Health
2014-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews |
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Online Access: | http://digitalrepository.aurorahealthcare.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1016&context=jpcrr |