Social Contexts of Infant Feeding and Infant Feeding Decisions.

Background: Infant feeding takes place within a network of social relationships. However, the social context in which infant feeding advice is received remains underresearched.

Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the social contexts of infant feeding by examining individual and relationship characteristics of mothers and network members associated with advice to exclusively breastfeed, exclusively formula feed, or use a combination of breast milk and formula.

'One-stop shop': lung cancer patients' and caregivers' perceptions of multidisciplinary care in a community healthcare setting.

Background: Multidisciplinary care is rarely practiced in community healthcare settings where the majority of patients receive lung cancer care in the US. We sought direct input from patients and their informal caregivers on their experience of lung cancer care delivery.

Methods: We conducted focus groups of patient and caregiver dyads.