A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of support from breastfeeding counsellors for women who want to breastfeed

INTERVENTION: 1. Support from a breastfeeding counsellor 2. Standard care CONDITION: Breastfeeding ; Pregnancy and Childbirth PRIMARY OUTCOME: Proportion of women breast‐feeding to 4 months SECONDARY OUTCOME: Not provided at time of registration INCLUSION CRITERIA: Women attending for antenatal care between 28 and 36 weeks of pregnancy are asked to complete the initial questionnaire, to determine if they are eligible for inclusion. Mothers were eligible for inclusion if they were considering breast feeding, not having breast‐fed a previous child for more than 6 weeks