Volunteer Peer Counselors Increase Breastfeeding Duration Among Rural Low‐Income Women
- 1 June 1998
- Vol. 25 (2) , 101-106
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-536x.1998.00101.x
Abstract
Background: The purpose of this demonstration project was to test the effectiveness of a volunteer peer counseling program for promoting breastfeeding in a community. Methods: The two‐year project...Keywords
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