title: Perinatal experiences: the association of stress, childbearing, breastfeeding, and early mothering.
abstract: The support of women and their families through childbirth, breastfeeding, and early parenting experiences are often treated as separate areas of maternity care. In fact, growing evidence, as cited in this article, links their intertwined impact on the health of mothers, infants, and their families.
authors.affiliation: S harron H umenick is chair of the Maternal-Child Nursing Department in the School of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She is also editor of the Journal of Perinatal Education, sponsored by Lamaze International.
authors.forename: Sharron S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Humenick
authors.forename: Olivia S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Howell