Women, Infant and Children (<scp>WIC</scp>) Peer Counselor Contact with First Time Breastfeeding Mothers

Campbell, Lisa; Wan, Jim Y.; Speck, Patricia M.; Hartig, Margaret T.

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“…USDA mandated WIC breastfeeding support programs, which include peer counseling, are intended to increase breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration, and are an important component of the revised WIC program in NYS. Studies have shown that breastfeeding initiation increases after WIC peer counselor contact [26], and both breastfeeding initiation and the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding increased following implementation of the revisions to the WIC food package in California [27,28] and New York [10]. In addition, messages about reducing screen time are vigorously promoted in New York [8,9] and the proportion of WIC participants reporting two or fewer hours of screen time increased slowly but steadily in the years following implementation of the revised WIC program in New York [10].…”

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Predictors of Obesity in a Cohort of Children Enrolled in WIC as Infants and Retained to 3 Years of Age

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This longitudinal study of children enrolled as infants in the New York State (NYS) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) examined predictors of obesity (body mass index ≥ 95th percentile) at 3 years of age. NYS WIC administrative data which included information from parent interviews and measured heights and weights for children were used. All 50,589 children enrolled as infants in WIC between July to December 2008 and July to December 2009 and retained in WIC through age three were included. At 3 years of age, 15.1% of children were obese. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that children of mothers who received the Full Breastfeeding Food Package when their infant was enrolled in WIC (adjusted OR = 0.52) and children with ≤2 h screen time daily at age 3 (adjusted OR = 0.88) were significantly less likely to be obese (p < 0.001) controlling for race/ethnicity, birth weight, and birthplace. In this cohort of NYS WIC participants, maternal receipt of the Full Breastfeeding Food Package (a surrogate measure of exclusive breastfeeding) is associated with lower levels of obesity in their children at age 3. The relationships between participation in WIC, exclusive breastfeeding, and obesity prevention merit further study.

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Predictors of Obesity in a Cohort of Children Enrolled in WIC as Infants and Retained to 3 Years of Age

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“…Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Programs are offered as a means of providing educational, emotional and social support for new breast-feeding mothers (59,64) . Recent research has revealed that Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Programs have had positive effects on increasing breast-feeding initiation and continuation for black mothers enrolled in WIC (68,69) . Breastfeeding Peer Counseling Programs have discovered that black women tend to place high value on breast pumps as a matter of convenience and a way to exert control over breast-feeding (67) .…”

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Does breast-feeding reduce offspring junk food consumption during childhood? Examinations by socio-economic status and race/ethnicity

Jackson

Johnson

2017

Public Health Nutr.

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“…They suggested that providing peer counseling for women, especially in populations that have problems with breastfeeding initiation and duration, can improve the mother and the child's health (McCoy, Geppert, Dech, & Richardson, ). Campbell, Wan, Speck, and Hartig () suggest that future studies include mothers without breastfeeding experience who are supported by peer counseling groups and mothers who do not use peer counseling groups to compare breastfeeding commencement and other related variables (Campbell et al, ). In another study by Srinivas et al, 120 women were studied for up to 4 months, showing that breastfeeding was improved in all women during the study period (Srinivas, Benson, Worley, & Schulte, ).…”

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The effect of peer counseling on breastfeeding behavior of primiparous mothers: A randomized controlled field trial

Azimi

Nasiri

2020

Public Health Nursing

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Objective To assess the impact of peer counseling on breastfeeding behavior of primiparous mothers. Design and Sample A randomized controlled field trial was conducted with 80 mother—child pairs, who referred to health centers in 2018. The samples were recruited via convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. Measurements World Health Organization B‐R‐E‐A‐S‐T‐Feed Observation form was used at baseline, immediately, 1, 2, and 3 months after the intervention. Intervention The experimental group received support during the first 3 months after childbirth from 10 peers with successful breastfeeding experiences and similar characteristics to those of the participants, while the controls benefited from the routine education provided by their health centers. Results Baseline breastfeeding behavior mean scores were not different in the two groups (p > .05). Mean score changes after the intervention were significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group at different time points, including immediately after the intervention (p < .001), 1 month (p < .001), 2 months (p < .001), and 3 months after the intervention (p < .001). Conclusion Use of peer counseling program to correct the breastfeeding behaviors of primiparous mothers can improve their performance of breastfeeding techniques.

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Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Peer Counselor Contact with First Time Breastfeeding Mothers

Abstract: Women's decision to initiate breastfeeding is significantly associated with WIC peer counselor contacts. Continued WIC peer counselor program services may increase breastfeeding initiation rates among WIC participants.

Cited by 20 publications

References 29 publications

Predictors of Obesity in a Cohort of Children Enrolled in WIC as Infants and Retained to 3 Years of Age

Predictors of Obesity in a Cohort of Children Enrolled in WIC as Infants and Retained to 3 Years of Age

Does breast-feeding reduce offspring junk food consumption during childhood? Examinations by socio-economic status and race/ethnicity

The effect of peer counseling on breastfeeding behavior of primiparous mothers: A randomized controlled field trial

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