Peer counselling improves breastfeeding practices: A cluster randomized controlled trial in urban Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of peer counselling on early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) and exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates for mother-infant pairs living in urban slums, Dhaka, Bangladesh. This randomized controlled trial enrolled 350 mother-infant pairs from selected slums between September 2014 and July 2016. The women assigned to intervention group received peer counselling from locally recruited, trained community female volunteers starting in third trimester of pregnancy until 6 months after delivery; control group received no intervention. EIBF, any liquids given after birth, and EBF were compared between groups. Follow-up was scheduled at enrolment, following childbirth, and every 2 months up to 6 months after delivery. Multiple logistic regressions were used to

SUBMITTER: Ara G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6055706 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature