Abstract
Mothers of late preterm infants need ongoing support because they often find establishing
breastfeeding (BF) to be complex and difficult. Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children peer counselors provide BF information and emotional support to new mothers in many
communities. However, their current training does not include education about BF for
the late preterm infant. The purpose of this report is to present important information
about BF and the late preterm infant that can enhance peer counselors' ability to
offer appropriate support. The effect of this education on outcomes such as BF rates,
maternal self-efficacy, infant hospital readmissions, and peer counselors' self-efficacy
needs to be investigated.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 14, 2017
Accepted:
May 25,
2017
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure: The authors' conflict of interest disclosures can be found online with this article on www.jneb.org.
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