Women and Birth
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 13-20 , March 2008

Birth of a very low birth weight preterm infant and the intention to breastfeed ‘naturally’

  • Linda Sweet

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Received 22 January 2007 ,Revised 7 November 2007 ,Accepted 8 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.11.001

Women and Birth
Volume 21, Issue 1 , Pages 13-20 , March 2008

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