Randomised controlled trial of support from volunteer counsellors for mothers considering breast feeding.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate whether offering volunteer support from counsellors in breast feeding would result in more women breast feeding.

Design

Randomised controlled trial.

Setting

32 general practices in London and south Essex.

Participants

720 women considering breast feeding.

Main outcome measures

Primary outcome was prevalence of any breast feeding at six weeks. Secondary outcomes were the proportion of women giving any breast feeds, or bottle feeds at four months, duration of any breast feeding, time to introduction of bottle feeds, and satisfaction with breast feeding.

Results

Offering support in breast feeding did not significantly increase the prevalence of any breast feeding to six weeks (65% (218/336) in the intervention group and 63% (

SUBMITTER: Graffy J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC313903 | biostudies-literature | 2004 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature