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SynthesisJournal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association2010

Breastfeeding peer counseling: from efficacy through scale-up.

Donna J Chapman, Katherine Morel, Alex Kojo Anderson, Grace Damio, Rafael Pérez-Escamilla

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · greenAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 92 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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92citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
5.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02756169 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2016, after this paper: background citation

Effect of an Immediate-postpartum Support by IBCLC to Women With Obesity, on Breastfeeding Performance: A Randomized Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad Iberoamericana A.C., MexicoRan2016 to 2018Enrolled261ConditionsBreastfeedingArmsIntervention
NCT03688217 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

The Philani Mobile Video Intervention for Exclusive Breastfeeding (MOVIE) Study: a Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial of a Mobile Video Entertainment-education Intervention to Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding in South Africa

TypeinterventionalSponsorCharles G. ProberRan2018 to 2020Enrolled1,504ConditionsExclusive Breastfeeding, Infant Feeding PracticesArmsPhilani Intervention Model+MOVIE (PIM+M), Philani Intervention Model (PIM)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 188 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Clinically-integrated breastfeeding peer counseling contributes to more equitable hospital-based lactation care.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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32 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Donna J ChapmanUniversity of Connecticut, Center for Eliminating Health Disparities Among Latinos, Department of Nutritional Sciences, 3624 Horsebarn Road Extension, Storrs, CT 06269-4017, USA.
Katherine Morel
Alex Kojo Anderson
Grace Damio
Rafael Pérez-Escamilla
Hispanic Health Council · USUniversity of Connecticut · USUniversity of Georgia · USYale New Haven Health System · US

Funding

RESEARCH EDUCATION &TRAINING COREP20MD001765 · NIMHD · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI PEREZ-ESCAMILLA, RAFAEL · 2005 to 2009
$8.0M
NIMHD NIH HHS P20 MD001765
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An increasing number of publications have evaluated various breastfeeding peer counseling models. This article describes a systematic review of (a) the randomized trials assessing the effectiveness of breastfeeding peer counseling in improving rates of breastfeeding initiation, duration, exclusivity, and maternal and child health outcomes and (b) scientific literature describing the scale-up of breastfeeding peer counseling programs. Twenty-six peer-reviewed publications were included in this review. The overwhelming majority of evidence from randomized controlled trials evaluating breastfeeding peer counseling indicates that peer counselors effectively improve rates of breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity. Peer counseling interventions were also shown to significantly decrease the incidence of infant diarrhea and significantly increase the duration of lactational amenorrhea. Breastfeeding peer counseling initiatives are effective and can be scaled up in both developed and developing countries as part of well-coordinated national breastfeeding promotion or maternal-child health programs.

Indexed as

CounselingPeer GroupAdultBreast FeedingFemaleHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSocial SupportTime Factors

Identifiers

PMID20715336
PMCPMC3115698
OpenAlexW2261419777

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Registered trials

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