Evaluation of a Peer Counseling Breastfeeding Support Program for Mother-preterm Infant Dyads

The mother-infant dyads in the intervention arm will receive breastfeeding mother-to-mother support from the hospitalization in the maternity and NICU up to 1 month after discharge. The intervention will be in addition to the usual or routine care. Breastfeeding counselors will be voluntary mothers who breastfed their own preterm infant (aged between 6 months and 5 years at the time of the study) for a minimum of 2 months, and who have had a positive personal breastfeeding experience, and who have undertaken a training course.

The mother-infant dyads in the control arm will continue to receive the usual/routine care provided by participating centers during the hospitalization and Mother and Infant Protection service after discharge.