The Effect of Varied Intensities of Breastfeeding Peer Support on Duration of Breastfeeding Among Oregon WIC Participants

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Breastfeeding
• Interventions: Other: Telephone-based breastfeeding peer counseling

• Registration Number: NCT02120248
• Lead Sponsor: Oregon WIC Program

Brief Summary

The U.S. Surgeon General has recommended that peer counseling to support breastfeeding become a core service of the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). As of 2008, 50 percent of WIC clients received services from local WIC agencies that offered peer counseling. Little is known as to the effectiveness of these peer counseling programs. Randomized controlled trials of peer counseling interventions among low-income women in the U.S. showed increases in breastfeeding initiation and duration, but it is doubtful that the level of support provided could be scaled up to service WIC clients nationally. The investigators tested whether a telephone peer counseling program among WIC participants could increase breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-07
• Primary Completion: 2007-07
• Study Completion: 2007-12
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-04-21
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 2014-04-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1948

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant Oregon WIC participants in Jackson, Washington and Hood River counties or Umatilla Morrow Head Start.

Exclusion Criteria

• WIC participant outside of the 4 study agencies.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Low Intensity	Telephone-based breastfeeding peer counseling	Participants will receive four scheduled phone calls from a peer counselor. Two prenatal calls and 2 postpartum.
High Intensity	Telephone-based breastfeeding peer counseling	Participants will receive eight scheduled phone contacts from a peer counselor. Two are prenatal and 6 are postpartum.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exclusive breastfeeding	6 months postpartum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Exclusive breastfeeding	3 months postpartum