Cent Eur J Public Health 2018, 26(3):242-244 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a5200

Expansion of lactation support services to neonatal intensive care unit

Iva Holmquist1,2, Vanda Boštíková2,3, Hana Střítecká4,8, Hana Zmrzlá5, Radek Pohnán6, Anna Mydlilová7
1 Emory University Hospital Midtown, Maternity Centre, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2 Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
3 Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
4 Department of Military Internal Medicine and Military Hygiene, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Defence, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
5 Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Svitavy, Svitavy, Czech Republic
6 Military University Hospital Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
7 National Centre for Breastfeeding, Thomayer Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
8 Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Specialised Subjects and Practical Skills, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Keywords: public health, neonatal intensive care unit, infant, breastfeeding, lactation support, perinatal centres, United States, Czech Republic

Received: September 17, 2017; Revised: August 3, 2018; Published: September 30, 2018  Show citation

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Holmquist I, Boštíková V, Střítecká H, Zmrzlá H, Pohnán R, Mydlilová A. Expansion of lactation support services to neonatal intensive care unit. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2018;26(3):242-244. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a5200. PubMed PMID: 30419629.
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