| Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools. |
DOI: 10.1177/089033449501100219
Supplementation of Breastfeeding Newborns: A Flow Chart for Decision MakingLethbridge Regional Hospital; 6 Nevada Road, Lethbridge, ALTA T1K 4A7 Canada. Although research clearly demonstrates that supplementation of healthy infants in the early neonatal period has many potentially negative effects on breastfeeding initiation and continuation, the practice persisted at a Level II hospital. This paper explores the process undertaken to decrease this practice. A flow chart designed to assist nursing staff with decision making regarding supplementation was developed and tested.
Key Words: breastfeeding decision making supplementation
This article has been cited by other articles:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
