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An extended midwifery support programme did not increase breast feeding at 6 months, compared with standard postnatal midwifery support
  1. Louise M Wallace
  1. Coventry University, Coventry, UK
  1. Correspondence to Louise M Wallace
    Applied Research Centre Health & Lifestyles Interventions, Coventry University, Coventry CV1 5FB, UK; l.wallace{at}coventry.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn1071

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    Commentary on: McDonald SJ, Henderson JJ, Faulkner S, et al. Effect of an extended midwifery postnatal support programme on the duration of breast feeding: a randomised controlled trial. Midwifery 2010;26:88–100.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Breastfeeding for health gain

    It is well known that resorting to infant-feeding methods other than breastfeeding has negative implications for both mother and infant. Exclusive breastfeeding is currently promoted for at least the first 6 months of life; however, even in countries where recent efforts have been made to improve initiation of breastfeeding, the trend shows that few babies are exclusively breastfed over this period. The fragility of breastfeeding is underscored by numerous studies that show breastfeeding duration is seldom achieved for as long as intended.

    A pragmatic RCT

    The study compares a standard midwifery support (SMS) to an extended midwifery programme (EMS) in a randomised controlled trial (RCT) design which recruited 849 mothers and singleton …

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    Footnotes

    • Competing interests LW is a director and shareholder of Health Behaviour Research Ltd, a company that uses the results of research to provide evidence-based interventions, including training healthcare staff in breastfeeding support skills.