From: Evaluation of a peer counselling programme to sustain breastfeeding practice in Hong Kong
 | Peer counsellor group | Control group |
---|---|---|
Before the first follow-up (Day 5) | n = 13 | n = 12 |
   Breastfeeding was tough and difficult work | 9 (69%) | 9 (75%) |
   Maternal fatigue | 9 (69%) | 8 (67%) |
   Attachment and feeding technique promblems | 8 (62%) | 4 (33%) |
   Low milk supply | 7 (54%) | 7 (58%) |
   Anxious/unsure about breastfeeding | 6 (46%) | 2 (17%) |
From day 5 post discharge to month 3 follow-up | n = 50 | n = 45 |
   Returned to work | 26 (52%) | 21 (47%) |
   Maternal fatigue | 22 (44%) | 21 (47%) |
   Low milk supply | 19 (38%) | 16 (36%) |
   Breastfeeding was tough and difficult work | 14 (28%) | 12 (27%) |
   Too much motivation was required | 13 (26%) | 14 (31%) |
Between month 3 and month 6 follow-up | n = 11 | n = 9 |
   Low milk supply | 3 (27%) | 5 (56%) |
   Baby was old enough not to be breastfed | 3 (27%) | 1 (11%) |
   Mother had already given a good start | 3 (27%) | 1 (11%) |
   Baby bites nipples | 2 (18%) | 2 (22%) |
   Maternal fatigue | 2 (18%) | 1 (11%) |