Trial reportInternational breastfeeding journal2021
Feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an innovative postnatal home-based breastfeeding peer support programme in Hong Kong: a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in International breastfeeding journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03705494 (A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Study of an Innovative Postnatal Breastfeeding Peer Counselling Programme), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Study of an Innovative Postnatal Breastfeeding Peer Counselling Programme
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of remote breastfeeding guidance on breastfeeding rates and neonatal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Mothers' experiences and perceptions of breastfeeding peer support: a qualitative systematic review.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Pooled it
- Support for healthy breastfeeding mothers with healthy term babies.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Feasibility and effectiveness of WhatsApp online group on breastfeeding by peer counsellors: a single-blinded, open-label pilot randomized controlled study.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Trial
- The impact of one-to-one peer support on mothers' personal breastfeeding goals and emotional well-being: a scoping review.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
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- Effect of family integrated care on breastfeeding of preterm infants: A scoping review.Nursing open · 2023Article
- A Participatory, Needs-Based Approach to Breastfeeding Training for Confinement Centres.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Feasibility and Acceptability of an Online WhatsApp Support Group on Breastfeeding: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding Supportive Services in Baby-Friendly Hospitals Positively Influenced Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice at Hospitalization Discharge and Six Months Postpartum.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAs suggested by the World Health Organization, breastfeeding peer support is being introduced worldwide to support women's breastfeeding needs. Evidence has shown that when such support is offered to women, the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding is increased. We developed an innovative home-based intervention to sustain exclusive breastfeeding in Hong Kong. However, potential barriers must be addressed before a full randomised controlled trial (RCT) is conducted. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of a breastfeeding support programme with home-based visits from peer supporters over a six month period among postpartum Chinese women in Hong Kong.
methodsWe conducted a feasibility and pilot randomised controlled trial. Twenty primiparous women intending to breastfeed their healthy term singleton infant were recruited from a hospital in Kowloon, Hong Kong between February and March 2019. Participants were randomly allocated to the intervention or control group. Participants in the intervention group received five home-based visits with a peer supporter over a six month period, as well as standard care, whereas participants in the control group received standard care only. We assessed feasibility, compliance, and acceptability of the breastfeeding peer support programme. Other outcomes assessed were breastfeeding self-efficacy, duration, and exclusivity.
resultsIt was feasible to recruit and train existing peer supporters, and peer supporters were able to deliver the intervention, which was acceptable to women, but rates of stopping the intervention and loss to follow-up were high. There was higher retention seen within the first month. Women interviewed at the end of the study reported that the intervention was positive. The cessation risk of any, and exclusive breastfeeding were not statistically different between the intervention and control groups.
conclusionsThis study provided valuable information on feasibility of the trial design and intervention. Modifications to the intervention, such as targeting women with lower breastfeeding self-efficacy, or combining home visits with technology and telephone follow-up may be more appropriate in a larger trial. Implementing the programme early during the antenatal phase and tailoring peer support to most appropriately sustain exclusive breastfeeding and other feeding modes should be incorporated in a future home-based peer support arm.
trial registrationNCT03705494 on 15 Oct 2018.
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