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Telephone based peer support increased duration of breast feeding in primiparous mothers

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.5.3.75

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    Dennis CL, Hodnett E, Gallop R, et al.The effect of peer support on breast-feeding duration among primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial. CMAJ2002 Jan 8;166:21–8OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text

    QUESTION: Do primiparous, breastfeeding mothers who receive telephone based peer support continue breast feeding longer than women who receive conventional care?

    Design

    Randomised (allocation concealed), blinded (outcome assessor), controlled trial with follow up at 4, 8, and 12 weeks post partum.

    Setting

    2 semi-urban community hospitals near Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

    Patients

    258 in hospital, primiparous, breastfeeding women who were ≥16 years of age, were able to speak English, had a singleton birth at ≥37 weeks gestation, and resided in the surrounding region accessible by a local telephone call. Exclusion criteria were factors that could seriously interfere with breast feeding (eg, serious maternal illness or infant congenital abnormality) or prenatal enrolment with the participating volunteer breastfeeding organisation. 256 women (99%) completed the trial and were included in the analysis. Most (75%) were between 25 …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: University of Toronto Faculty of Nursing and Maternal, Infant, and Reproductive Health Research Unit.

    • For correspondence: Dr C L Dennis, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. cindylee.dennis{at}utoronto.ca

    • A modified version of this abstract appears in Evidence-Based Medicine.