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Table 1.

Overview of breastfeeding peer support projects

Author(s) Year Title* Intervention/area explored Combined with establishment of a support group for mothers Provided concurrent training for health professionals
Anderson T, Grant M, Alexander J, Jackson D, Sanghera J 2002 Breastfeeding Support Group Extension and evaluation of an existing peer support programme, ‘Bosom Buddies.’
Bachelor G, Brackstone C 2001 Peer breastfeeding support project Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Battersby S 2001a ‘Simply the Breast’ Evaluation of a Peer Support Programme Establishment of a peer support project and linkage with a neighboring ‘Wordly Wise project’ with ongoing evaluation.
Battersby S 2001b The Worldly Wise Project Appointment, training and evaluation of non‐professional mature women as peer supporters.
Battersby S 2002 Breastfeeding is Best Supporters (BIBS) Amalgamation of two peer support programmes ‘Simply the Breast’ and the ‘Worldly Wise’ project to form the ‘Breastfeeding is Best Supporters’ (BIBS) project. Ongoing evaluation conducted.
Brown S, Draisey A 2001 Dickens Diners. Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Brown S, Clarke C, Tipton C, Lunn J 2001 Breastfeeding Peer Support Project Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Clarke C, Gibb C, King A, O’Brien A, Sookhoo M, Sen D, Dowling G 2002a Peer Support in Breastfeeding Action research study to establish and evaluate a postnatal breastfeeding peer support programme centring on the postnatal area of the maternity unit.
Coutts J 2002 Peer breastfeeding support for teenage mothers Establishment of a peer support programme for adolescents.
Curtis P, Stapleton H, Kirkham M, Smale M 2001 ‘Breastfriends’ Establishment and evaluation of peer support scheme with emphasis upon younger mothers.
Dassut W, Ridgers I 2002 Breastfeeding Peer Support Group Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
de Waymarn S 2002 Breastfeeding support within Sure Start project (SWISS) Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Dye J 2001 La Leche League Breastfeeding Peer Counsellor Programme Evaluation Project Expansion and evaluation of a recently established peer support programme.
Etherington S 2001 BreastFriends Project Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Evans G 2002 Breastfeeding Advocacy Project Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Geaney L 2002 ‘One to Mum’– Peer support Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Hammond P 2001 Designed for Health – Breastfeeding volunteer support programme Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Hodgson E, Burns I 2001 Peer Support Groups Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Locke J 2001 Mum2Mum Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Mason B 2002 Feeding 4 Health Implementation and evaluation of a programme of awareness raising activities related to breastfeeding to include peer support.
Rosser J 2002 Breastfeeding Support Group Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Sikorski J, Cruise K, Raikes N 2002 A Study of Lay Breastfeeding Support An experimental study to test the effectiveness of a peer support scheme in increasing breastfeeding prevalence.
Suppiah C 2002 Breastfeeding Supporters. Evaluation of an existing peer support programme and extension into a neighboring area.
Willcocks D, Carden K 2001 Bumps ‘n’ Babes Project Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Woodward P 2001 Breastfeeding Supporter Project Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.
Woodward V 2002 Peer breastfeeding support at home. An evaluation of a peer breastfeeding support at home service (Practice) Establishment and evaluation of a peer support scheme.

The details in this table appear, in full, in the DH evaluation report (Dykes 2003); *Place names have been removed from the project titles for ethical reasons.