What does it mean to be in the FEEDS study?

If you participated in this study, you were randomly assigned to a group. Like the flip of a coin, you could be in:

1) the usual care group where you received regular prenatal care, were offered an online chest/breastfeeding class, and received help feeding your baby in the hospital from nurses.

2) the usual care + Peer Counseling group, where you received regular prenatal care, the online class, and help from nurses in the hospital. You also had appointments with a Peer Counselor during your pregnancy and after you delivered.

No matter what group participants were in, they completed 3 surveys during and after pregnancy. The surveys asked about infant feeding knowledge and attitude, the help received, and how they fed their baby.