Research ArticleOriginal Article
Effect of Labor Epidural Anesthesia on Breast-feeding of Healthy Full-term Newborns Delivered Vaginally
Dennis J. Baumgarder, Patricia Muehl, Mary Fischer and Bridget Pribbenow
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice January 2003, 16 (1) 7-13; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.1.7
Dennis J. Baumgarder
MD
Patricia Muehl
RN, MSN
Mary Fischer
MS

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Vol. 16, Issue 1
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Effect of Labor Epidural Anesthesia on Breast-feeding of Healthy Full-term Newborns Delivered Vaginally
Dennis J. Baumgarder, Patricia Muehl, Mary Fischer, Bridget Pribbenow
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Jan 2003, 16 (1) 7-13; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.1.7
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