Vincenzo Currò|R Lanni|F. Scipione|V. Grimaldi|P Mastroiacovo|Tony Waterston
Randomised controlled trial assessing the effectiveness of a booklet on the duration of breast feeding Commentary
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore|Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore|Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore|Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore|Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic|Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic
h3objectiveh3 test efficacy information booklet increase duration breast feeding h3research designh3 randomised design stratifying maternal residence working activity two hundred women recruited 103 received booklet verbal counselling 97 verbal counselling h3populationh3 infants observed 15 september 1993 15 june 1994 well baby outpatient clinic paediatric institute catholic university rome italy h3main resultsh3 statistically significant difference found two groups prevalence exclusive complementary breast feeding 6 months age 485 592 intervention group 437 515 control group median duration exclusive complementary breast feeding 24 27 weeks treated group 22 25 control group h3conclusionsh3 information booklet alone seem increase duration prevalence breast feeding 6 months age use written material individualised support extensive use randomised clinical trials evaluation health promoting programmes recommended