Dear Friends:
    Marge is looking for research about home visits. Here are a few studies.
    Jones and West. "Lactation Nurse increases duration of breast feeding"
Arch Dis Child, 1985 (60) pp. 772-7774

Morrell CJ, Spiby H, Stewart P, Walters S, Morgan A.
Costs and effectiveness of community postnatal support workers: randomised
controlled trial.
BMJ. 2000 Sep 9;321(7261):593-8.

 Kuan LW, Britto M, Decolongon J, Schoettker PJ, Atherton HD, Kotagal UR.
Health system factors contributing to breastfeeding success.
Pediatrics. 1999 Sep;104(3):e28.


You might also try doing a search on PubMed for peer counseling programs.
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE, craniosacral therapy
Adjunct faculty, Union Institute and University, Maternal and Child Health:
Lactation Consulting
Supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

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