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Abstract
Question
Does breast feeding support from volunteer counsellors increase the number of women who breast feed?
Study design
Randomised controlled trial.
Main results
At both 6 weeks and 4 months, there was no significant difference in rates of breast feeding between women receiving breast feeding counselling and those that did not (see Table 1).
Table 1 Number of women breast feeding (%)
With breast feeding counselling (N=363)
Without counselling (N=357)
RR (95% CI)
p value
Breast feeding at birth
320 (95%)
324 (96%)
0.99 (0.84 to 1.16)
0.44
Breast feeding at 6 weeks
218 (65%)
213 (63%)
1.02 (0.84 to 1.24)
0.69
Breast feeding at 4 months
143/310 (46%)∗
131/310 (42%)∗
1.09 (0.86 to 1.39)
0.33
∗Only 310/363 (85%) women in the intervention group and 310/357 (87%) in the control group responded at 4 months. Analysis was not by intention to treat.
Authors’ conclusions
Breast feeding support by volunteer counsellors did not increase breast feeding rates.