The impact of peer support training on mothers' attitudes towards and knowledge of breastfeeding.

ABSTRACT: While the benefits of breastfeeding are well established, few Scottish women exclusively breastfeed, as recommended nationally and internationally. Breastfeeding peer support can help mothers to breastfeed for longer, but the training peer supporters receive is variable and few studies have measured the effectiveness of peer supporter training. This study aimed to compare mothers' attitudes towards and knowledge of breastfeeding before and after undertaking Breastfeeding Network (BfN) peer supporter training. This study used a quasi-experimental design to investigate levels of breastfeeding knowledge and attitudes in 28 women, immediately before and after the BfN peer supporter (Helper) training programme. Data were collected using the Infant Feeding Questionnaire. Mothers had high baselin

SUBMITTER: Kempenaar LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6860781 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature