Women and Birth
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 74-80 , June 2010

‘I only give advice if I am asked’: Examining the grandmother's potential to influence infant feeding decisions and parenting practices of new mothers

  • Judy Reid

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia
    • Sydney South West Area Health Service, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Campbelltown Campus, Bld. 7, School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, South DC 1797, NSW, Australia. Tel.: +61 46203325/0400201484; fax: +61 46254252.
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  • Virginia Schmied

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia
    • ,
  • Barbara Beale

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney (UWS), Australia

Received 10 November 2009 ,Revised 3 December 2009 ,Accepted 7 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2009.12.001

Women and Birth
Volume 23, Issue 2 , Pages 74-80 , June 2010

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