Effectiveness of Breastfeeding Peer Counseling in a Low-Income, Predominantly Latina Population

Chapman, Donna J.; Damio, Grace; Young, Sara; Pérez‐Escamilla, Rafael

doi:10.1001/archpedi.158.9.897

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“…Also, our study controlled for multiple potential confounding factors. The fact that both studies have found similar results despite differences in study designs suggests that PC improves breast-feeding initiation not only in clinical trial settings (6)(7)(8)14) but in public health programme settings as well. In addition to finding a positive impact of the PC programme on breast-feeding initiation, our study also shows that the impact is highest among those who enrol in WIC for a longer duration before delivery.…”

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Evaluation of the Missouri WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) breast-feeding peer counselling programme

Yun

Liu

Mertzlufft

et al. 2009

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the peer counselling (PC) programme on breast-feeding initiation among participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Missouri, and to identify factors that facilitate breast-feeding initiation.Design: We used the data from the 2006 Missouri Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System, Missouri Live Birth Records and the Missouri WIC programme to compare breast-feeding initiation rates between PC and non-PC agencies. We used multilevel logistic regression, with individual participants being nested within agencies, to control for individual-and agency-level characteristics. Results: The breast-feeding initiation rate in PC agencies was significantly higher than in non-PC agencies among prenatal participants, but the difference was not significant among postpartum participants. After controlling for maternal sociodemographic characteristics, compared with prenatal cases in non-PC agencies, prenatal cases in PC agencies were more likely to initiate breast-feeding (OR 5 1?21; 95 % CI 1?03, 1?43), whereas postpartum cases were less likely to initiate breast-feeding. Among prenatal participants in PC agencies, longer duration of prenatal WIC enrolment was associated with a higher rate of breast-feeding initiation. After adjusting for maternal sociodemographic characteristics and other agency-level characteristics, participants of PC agencies with an international board-certified lactation consultant were more likely to initiate breast-feeding than participants of PC agencies without such a consultant (OR 5 1?21; 95 % CI 1?01, 1?45). Conclusions: Prenatal participation in the WIC breast-feeding PC programme (especially participation early during pregnancy) was associated with an increased rate of breast-feeding initiation in Missouri.

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Evaluation of the Missouri WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) breast-feeding peer counselling programme

Yun

Liu

Mertzlufft

et al. 2009

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Trials that used laypeople to deliver the intervention demonstrated a significant reduction in breastfeeding cessation at the time of the last study assessment (RR 0.86, 95% CI 0.76 to 0.98). 88,114,[354][355][356][357][358][359][360] Significant heterogeneity was present among these studies (I 2 = 75.6%). Further subgroup analysis did not reveal a statistically significant effect at any time point up to 4 months.…”

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An evidence synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research on component intervention techniques, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, equity and acceptability of different versions of health-related lifestyle advisor role in improving health.

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Forster³

et al. 2011

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“…An important difference between the participants in our study compared with the 3 US RCTs was the much higher rate of breastfeeding initiation among WIC clients in our control group (94%) compared with the controls in each of 3 US RCTs. 17,23,24 Although this intervention was less intensive than other peer counseling experiments in the United States, the model in this study is not representative of peer counseling as practiced in many LWAs across the nation. Peer counselor activities were more closely controlled and monitored than what would occur in a nonstudy setting.…”

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“…23,24 The third RCT had a smaller proportion of Hispanics. 17 Two of the RCTs found that peer counseling positively affected nonexclusive breastfeeding, but only 1 of the 3 studies reported gains in exclusive breastfeeding at 3 months.…”

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Telephone Peer Counseling of Breastfeeding Among WIC Participants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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Effectiveness of Breastfeeding Peer Counseling in a Low-Income, Predominantly Latina Population

Abstract: These findings demonstrate that, in the United States, peer counselors can significantly improve breastfeeding initiation rates and have an impact on breastfeeding rates at 1 and 3 months post partum.

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Evaluation of the Missouri WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) breast-feeding peer counselling programme

Evaluation of the Missouri WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) breast-feeding peer counselling programme

An evidence synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research on component intervention techniques, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, equity and acceptability of different versions of health-related lifestyle advisor role in improving health.

Telephone Peer Counseling of Breastfeeding Among WIC Participants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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