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Table 1 Overview of where and how breastfeeding peer support is provided across the perinatal period

From: Building social capital through breastfeeding peer support: insights from an evaluation of a voluntary breastfeeding peer support service in North-West England

Antenatal

Intrapartum

Postnatal

Parent education classes

Antenatal/postnatal wards

Breastfeeding groups

Breastfeeding groups

Neonatal Unit

Home visits

Antenatal clinics

 

Telephone/SMS

Breastfeeding helpline(s)

 

Postnatal clinics

  

Various mother and baby groups/activities

Breastfeeding helpline(s)