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The process of implementing a community-based peer breast-feeding support programme: the Glasgow experience
  Aim: to document the process of implementing and maintaining a community-based peer- support programme.

Design and setting: a community-based study located in a socio-economically disadvantaged housing estate on the outskirts of Glasgow.

Participants: pregnant women residing in a target postcode area.

Intervention: a programme of peer counselling and support for breast feeding, comprising antenatal and postnatal home visits over a period of three years.

Implications for practice: peer support may provide an acceptable and appropriate role model for breast-feeding mothers. However, further research is required on other influential factors such as the social network and the impact of this programme on the peer supporter.

Conclusions: despite a low prevalence of breast feeding, initiating and maintaining peer breast-feeding support was possible. Peer support appeared to be acceptable to mothers and health professionals. Study mothers spoke enthusiastically of the intervention and mentioned increased confidence and self-esteem.

  • Type:

    Article

  • Date:

    28 February 2001

  • Publication Status:

    Published

  • Publisher

    Elsevier BV

  • DOI:

    10.1054/midw.2000.0236

  • Cross Ref:

    S0266613800902365

  • ISSN:

    0266-6138

  • Library of Congress:

    RG Gynecology and obstetrics

  • Dewey Decimal Classification:

    618 Gynecology, obstetrics, pediatrics & geriatrics

Citation

McInnes, R. J. & Stone, D. H. (2001). The process of implementing a community-based peer breast-feeding support programme: the Glasgow experience. Midwifery. 17(1), 65-73. doi:10.1054/midw.2000.0236. ISSN 0266-6138

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Keywords

Obstetrics; Gynaecology; Maternity; Midwifery

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