Evaluation of a peer counselling program to promote increased duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding
Completed
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding promotionPregnancy and Childbirth
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN93605280
- Lead Sponsor
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Paediatrics (Hong Kong)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Mothers were eligible for inclusion in the study if they were Cantonese-speakers, healthy and had had a vaginal delivery of a full term healthy infant. It was required that mothers planned to stay in Hong Kong for 6 months postpartum, and that they expressed an intention to breastfeed upon admission to the postnatal unit.
Exclusion Criteria
If mothers allocated to peer counsellor group area had not received a visit by a peer counsellor at the time of enrollment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method