Clinical Question:Does providing support to breastfeeding mothers improve rates of long-term (more than six months) and exclusive breastfeeding?Evidence-Based Answer: Proactive support in many forms, provided by health care professionals or laypersons, increases the duration of any breastfeeding (including partial and exclusive) and exclusive breastfeeding. Face-to-face support is superior to telephone-based interventions. Support for continued breastfeeding is more effective in areas where baseline rates are high, underscoring the continued need to encourage breastfeeding in general. (Strength of Recommendation: A, based on consistent, good-quality patient-oriented evidence.)
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