Perspectives of Parents with Developmental Disabilities on Disability-Related Factors Influencing Their Infant Feeding Decisions: A Mixed Methods Study.
Background/Objectives: The practices that parents use to feed their infants have important implications for life course health and well-being. However, little is known about the infant feeding experiences and decisions of parents with developmental disabilities. This study used a mixed methods desig...
| Publicado en: | Nutrients Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 1674 - 1692 |
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