Women starting to breastfeed due to emergency
Author: Rhodes J
Resource type: Case study
Experiences from Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita that women breastfed (and continued to do so afterwards) following the emergency although they hadn't intended to.
John Rhodes M.D. LA
Breastfeeding Coordinator for Central LA
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new-orleans-mother-bfed-in-attic-(short).doc (Word, 20kb)
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