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Breastfeeding Peer Counseling: Rationale for the National WIC Survey

Yvonne Bronner, Morgan State University, MPH/DrPH Program, Jenkins Room 343, 1700 E. Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA

Tanyka Barber, MHS

Bureau of Primary Health Care at the Health Resources and Services Administration

Laurie Miele, RN, BSN, IBCLC

Upper Chesapeake Health

Peer counseling has been recognized as an effective intervention in the promotion of breastfeeding among low-incomewomen. This paper provides a literature reviewdemonstrating the effectiveness of peer counseling in health care settings, especially those concerned with breastfeeding. In addition, barriers identified in the literature that limit the integration of peer counseling in medical settings are examined. The need for The National WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Surveyand background information on this survey are also discussed.

Key Words: breastfeeding • peer counseling • Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,Infants and Children (WIC)

Journal of Human Lactation, Vol. 17, No. 2, 135-139 (2001)
DOI: 10.1177/089033440101700208


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