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Lactation Peer Support

Lactation Peer Support is a psychosocial intervention model in maternal health care in which trained non-professional individuals with personal experience in breastfeeding provide empathetic guidance, informational assistance, and motivational encouragement to support breastfeeding initiation, duration, and problem resolution among new mothers.

113

Publications

5.7K

Citations

383

Authors

202

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

30

Variants

Breastfeeding Peer Support

Parents

Publications

113

Experiences of breastfeeding during COVID‐19: Lessons for future practical and emotional support

Amy Brown, Natalie Shenker · Maternal and Child Nutrition · 2020 · 400 citations · Full text

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The effect of peer support on breast-feeding duration among primiparous women: a randomized controlled trial.

Cindy‐Lee Dennis, Ellen Hodnett, Ruth Gallop et al. · PubMed · 2002 · 318 citations

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A Randomized Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Peer Counseling on Exclusive Breastfeeding in a Predominantly Latina Low-Income Community

Alex Kojo Anderson, Grace Damio, Sara Young et al. · Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine · 2005 · 206 citations

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Breastfeeding Duration, Costs, and Benefits of a Support Program for Low‐Income Breastfeeding Women

Linda C. Pugh, Renee A. Milligan, Kevin D. Frick et al. · Birth · 2002 · 191 citations

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Intention to Breastfeed in Low‐Income Pregnant Women: The Role of Social Support and Previous Experience

Amy Humphreys, Nancy J. Thompson, Kathleen R. Miner · Birth · 1998 · 173 citations · Full text

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Authors

383

  1. GT
    Gill Thomson

    University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 216 citations

    7

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  2. CD
    Cindy‐Lee Dennis

    University of Toronto, Canada

    6 publications · 657 citations

    6

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  3. FD
    Fiona Dykes

    University of Lancashire, United Kingdom

    6 publications · 202 citations

    6

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  4. PH
    Pat Hoddinott

    University of Stirling, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 242 citations

    5

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  5. AB
    Amy Brown

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 492 citations

    5

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Institutions

202

  1. University of Lancashire

    Preston, United Kingdom

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    556 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    657 citations

  3. Western Sydney University

    Richmond, Australia

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    497 citations

  4. Uppsala University

    Uppsala, Sweden

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    533 citations

  5. Cardiff University

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    40 publications

    995 citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    534 citations

  7. La Trobe University

    Melbourne, Australia

    5 h-index

    25 publications

    917 citations

  8. Swansea University

    Swansea, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    584 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Human Lactation

    JHL · 10 publications · 628 citations

    10

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  2. Maternal and Child Nutrition

    10 publications · 772 citations

    10

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  3. International Breastfeeding Journal

    10 publications · 312 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. PubMed

    Repository · 6 publications · 547 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Birth

    5 publications · 604 citations

    5

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