Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 143-147 , November 2011

Perceived family perceptions of breastfeeding and Chinese new mothers’ breastfeeding behaviors

  • Hong Lu

      Affiliations

    • Peking University School of Nursing, Beijing, # 38 Xue Yuan Road, Hai Dian District, Beijing 100191, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel./fax: +86 10 82802447.
    • ,
  • Hongyan Li

      Affiliations

    • The First Municipal Hospital of Yinchuan, Ningxia province, China
    • ,
  • Shuqin Ma

      Affiliations

    • The Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia province, China
    • ,
  • Lijuan Xia

      Affiliations

    • Ningxia Medical University, Ningxia province, China
    • ,
  • Kyllike Christensson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive and Perinatal Health Care, Department of Women and Children’s Health, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

Received 19 January 2011 ,Revised 28 June 2011 ,Accepted 20 August 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.srhc.2011.08.002

Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Volume 2, Issue 4 , Pages 143-147 , November 2011

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