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Title: The FEeding Support Team (FEST) randomised, controlled feasibility trial of proactive and reactive telephone support for breastfeeding women living in disadvantaged areas
Author(s): Hoddinott, Pat
Craig, Leone C A
MacLennan, Graeme
Boyers, Dwayne
Vale, Luke
Contact Email: p.m.hoddinott@stir.ac.uk
Issue Date: Apr-2012
Date Deposited: 12-Dec-2012
Citation: Hoddinott P, Craig LCA, MacLennan G, Boyers D & Vale L (2012) The FEeding Support Team (FEST) randomised, controlled feasibility trial of proactive and reactive telephone support for breastfeeding women living in disadvantaged areas. BMJ Open, 2 (2), p. e000652. http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/2/e000652.full; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000652
Abstract: Objective: To assess the feasibility of implementing a dedicated feeding support team on a postnatal ward and pilot the potential effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of team (proactive) and woman-initiated (reactive) telephone support after discharge. Design: Randomised controlled trial embedded within a before-and-after study. Participatory approach and mixed-method process evaluation. Setting: A postnatal ward in Scotland. Sample: Women living in disadvantaged areas initiating breast feeding. Methods: Eligible women were recruited to a before-and-after intervention study, a proportion of whom were independently randomised after hospital discharge to intervention: daily proactive and reactive telephone calls for ≤14 days or control: reactive telephone calls ≤ day 14. Intention-to-treat analysis compared the randomised groups on cases with complete outcomes at follow-up. Main outcome measures: Primary outcome: any breast feeding at 6-8 weeks assessed by a telephone call from a researcher blind to group allocation. Secondary outcomes: exclusive breast feeding, satisfaction with care, NHS costs and cost per additional woman breast feeding. Results: There was no difference in feeding outcomes for women initiating breast feeding before the intervention (n=413) and after (n=388). 69 women were randomised to telephone support: 35 intervention (32 complete cases) and 34 control (26 complete cases). 22 intervention women compared with 12 control women were giving their baby some breast milk (RR 1.49, 95% CI 0.92 to 2.40) and 17 intervention women compared with eight control women were exclusively breast feeding (RR 1.73, 95% CI 0.88 to 3.37) at 6-8 weeks after birth. The incremental cost of providing proactive calls was £87 per additional woman breast feeding and £91 per additional woman exclusively breast feeding at 6-8 weeks; costs were sensitive to service organisation. Conclusions: Proactive telephone care delivered by a dedicated feeding team shows promise as a cost-effective intervention for improving breastfeeding outcomes. Integrating the FEeding Support Team (FEST) intervention into routine postnatal care was feasible.
URL: http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/2/2/e000652.full
DOI Link: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000652
Rights: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial License, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non commercial and is otherwise in compliance with the license. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/ and http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/legalcode. BMJ Open2012;2:e000652 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000652
Notes: Additional co-author: The FEST Project Team
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