Volunteer counsellors for supporting breast feeding: Peer support is worth further investigation
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Randomised controlled trial of support from volunteer counsellors for mothers considering breast feeding.
OBJECTIVE To investigate whether offering volunteer support from counsellors in breast feeding would result in more women breast feeding. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING 32 general practices in London and south Essex. PARTICIPANTS 720 women considering breast feeding. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Primary outcome was prevalence of any breast feeding at six weeks. Secondary outcomes ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0959-8138,1756-1833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7435.349-a