Childbirth education classes: sociodemographic disparities in attendance and the association of attendance with breastfeeding initiation.
OBJECTIVES: To examine sociodemographic disparities in attendance at childbirth classes, and to evaluate the association of attendance with breastfeeding initiation. METHODS: Parents of a nationally representative, cross-sectional sample of 2068 children ages 4-35 months were surveyed by telephone....
| Published in: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 87 - 94 |
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Springer Nature
Jun2003
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