BEST ABCs: Benefits and Effectiveness of Support Offered Through A Breastfeeding Clinic Study

Inclusion Criteria

• •Mothers having delivered a baby at The Ottawa Hospital - General or Civic Campus:
• •1. Who are ≥ 18 years at the time of enrollment
• •2. Who are any parity, with a singleton infant born \> 36 + 6 weeks of Gestational Age
• •3. Who have no medical counter indication for discharge at 24 (±12) hours post vaginal delivery or 48 (±12) hours post C-section delivery and for which the physician (family physician or obstetrician) has agreed that the mother is eligible
• •4. Who are breastfeeding and intend to breastfeed their baby upon discharge
• •5. Whose infant is healthy with no counter indication for discharge at 24 (±12) hours post vaginal birth or 48 (±12) hours post C-section birth and for which the physician (family physician or paediatrician) has agreed that the infant is eligible
• •6. Who can be contacted by phone or E-mail after hospital discharge