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Associations of drugs routinely given in labour with breastfeeding at 48 hours: analysis of the Cardiff Births Survey

  1. S Jordan1,
  2. S Emery2,
  3. A Watkins3,
  4. JD Evans4,
  5. M Storey5,
  6. G Morgan6

Article first published online: 1 SEP 2009

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02256.x

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BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Volume 116, Issue 12, pages 1622–1632, November 2009

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Jordan, S., Emery, S., Watkins, A., Evans, J., Storey, M. and Morgan, G. (2009), Associations of drugs routinely given in labour with breastfeeding at 48 hours: analysis of the Cardiff Births Survey. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, 116: 1622–1632. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2009.02256.x

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  1. 1

    Reader, School of Health Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK

  2. 2

    Consultant Gynaecologist, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK

  3. 3

    Senior lecturer in statistics, European Business Management School, Swansea University, Swansea, UK

  4. 4

    Data Manager, Cardiff Births Survey, Department of Epidemiology, Statistics and Public Health Centre for Health Sciences Research, Cardiff University, Wales, UK

  5. 5

    Trial Manager, Paediatrics and Immunology, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK

  6. 6

    Professor of Paediatrics and Immunology, Paediatrics and Immunology, School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK

*S Jordan, School of Health Sciences, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK. Email s.e.jordan@swansea.ac.uk

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 OCT 2009
  2. Article first published online: 1 SEP 2009
  3. Accepted 4 May 2009. Published Online 1 September 2009.

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