Antenatal Educational Intervention for Improvement of Breastfeeding

This randomized controlled trial addresses the impact of simple antenatal breastfeeding educational interventions on breastfeeding rates and practice in a tertiary hospital setting. Hypothesis: A single antenatal encounter, which includes breastfeeding educational material and individual instruction with a lactation counselor, can improve the initiation, duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding compared to routine antenatal care or the use of educational material alone