Enrollment and use of a peer counselor mHealth texting program to support breastfeeding in low-income people: A pilot study in the District of Columbia.
Public Health Nurs
; 41(4): 829-835, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To describe the characteristics of postpartum people who did and did not enroll in a breastfeeding peer-counselor mobile health (mHealth) texting program as well as the issues raised through 2-way texting with peer counselors.DESIGN:
Pilot intervention study involving two Special Supplemental Nutrition Programs for Women Infants and Children (WIC) sites in the District of Columbia over 1 year. SAMPLE WIC recipients. MEASUREMENTS Descriptive statistics, comparison of recipients who enrolled or not and qualitative content analysis of text messages. INTERVENTION A breastfeeding peer counselor texting program entitled BfedDC involving routine 1-way programmed messages and 2-way texting capacity for recipients to engage with peer counselors.RESULTS:
Among our sample (n = 1642), nearly 90% initiated breastfeeding. A total of 18.5% (n = 304) enrolled in the BfedDC texting program, of whom 19.7% (n = 60) utilized the 2-way texting feature. Message content covered seven content themes and included inquiries about expressing human milk, breastfeeding difficulties, breastfeeding frequency and duration, appointments and more.CONCLUSIONS:
Although enrollment was relatively low in BfedDC, benefits included 1-way supportive texts for breastfeeding and the ability to 2-way text with peer counselors. This program aligns with the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding and promotes breastfeeding equity in low-income people.Palabras clave
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Grupo Paritario
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Pobreza
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Lactancia Materna
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Envío de Mensajes de Texto
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País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
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Public Health Nurs
Año:
2024
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