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Learning the Hard Way: Expectations and Experiences of Infant Feeding Support

  1. Maggie Redshaw BA (Hons), PhD,
  2. Jane Henderson BSc (Hons), MSc

Article first published online: 9 JAN 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00509.x

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Birth

Birth

Volume 39, Issue 1, pages 21–29, March 2012

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Redshaw, M. and Henderson, J. (2012), Learning the Hard Way: Expectations and Experiences of Infant Feeding Support. Birth, 39: 21–29. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2011.00509.x

Author Information

  1. Maggie Redshaw is a Senior Research Fellow and Social Scientist and Jane Henderson is a Health Service Researcher at the Maternal Health and Care Research Unit, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford, United Kingdom.

*Address correspondence to Maggie Redshaw, BA (Hons), PhD, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Old Road, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK.

  1. The Maternal Health and Care Research Unit within the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) is funded by the Department of Health in England. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Health. The original survey was funded by the Department of Health (London, UK), the Care Quality Commission (formerly Healthcare Commission; London, UK), and the NHS Information Centre (London, UK).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 28 FEB 2012
  2. Article first published online: 9 JAN 2012
  3. Accepted August 4, 2011

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