Peer Support Programmes

BfN has been involved in running Peer Support Programmes for a number of years. We have experience of implementing these programmes in various settings with a proven track record of increasing breastfeeding rates, particularly in communities with a low uptake of breastfeeding and fastest drop-off rates.

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BfN peer support programmes include:-

• Activities to raise awareness of the benefits of breastfeeding within the community
• Training for health professionals
• Breastfeeding peer-support programmes
• Joint working between health professionals and peer supporters
• Interactive antenatal sessions for pregnant women and their partners on how to breastfeed, followed by proactive support in the maternity unit and during the postnatal period. This should include a home visit within 48 hours of discharge from hospital. [or 48 hours after a home birth]
• Antenatal buddying scheme for teenage mums

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