The Puerto Rican Experience: Overcoming Institutional and Cultural Barriers to Improve Breastfeeding Equity in the Hospital, Workplace, and the Community

Breastfeed Med. 2015 Oct;10(8):391-4. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0104. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

Author

Yvette Piovanetti^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Medical Director, Centro Pediátrico de Lactancia y Crianza , Inc. (Proyecto Lacta), San Juan, Puerto Rico .
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine , San Juan, Puerto Rico .

PMID: 26348931
DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2015.0104

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Breast Feeding* / psychology
Breast Feeding* / statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Education / organization & administration*
Health Policy
Health Promotion / organization & administration*
Health Status Disparities
Healthcare Disparities
Hospitals
Humans
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Maternal-Child Health Services / organization & administration*
Mothers* / psychology
Pregnancy
Puerto Rico / epidemiology
Workplace