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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Main Authors: Diwata Bose, Callie Cox Bauer, Kiley A. Bernhard, Dennis J. Baumgardner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Advocate Aurora Health 2014-05-01
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