abstract: 'In many high-income countries such as the United Kingdom, inequalities

  in breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates exist, whereby

  socio-economically advantaged mothers are most likely to breastfeed.

  Breastfeeding peer support interventions are recommended to address this

  inequality, with non-profit breastfeeding organisations providing such

  support in areas of deprivation. As these organisations'' roots and

  membership are often formed of relatively highly resourced women who

  have different backgrounds and experiences to those living in areas of

  deprivation, it is important to understand their practices in this

  context. In order to explore how UK non-profit organisations practice

  breastfeeding peer support in areas of socio-economic deprivation, a

  systematic review and meta-ethnography of published and grey literature

  was undertaken. Sixteen texts were included, and three core themes

  constructed: (1) `changing communities'' reveals practices designed to

  generate community level change, and (2) `enabling one to one support'',

  explains how proactive working practices enabled individual mothers''

  access to supportive environments. (3) `forging partnerships with health

  professionals'', describes how embedding peer support within local health

  services facilitated peer supporters'' access to mothers. While few

  breastfeeding peer support practices were directly linked to the context

  of socio-economic deprivation, those described sought to influence

  community and individual level change. They illuminate the importance of

  interprofessional working. Further work to consolidate the

  peer-professional interface to ensure needs-led care is required.'
affiliation: 'Hunt, L (Corresponding Author), Univ Cent Lancashire UCLan, Maternal
  \& Infant Nutr \& Nurture Unit MAINN, Sch Community Hlth \& Midwifery, Preston PR1
  2HE, Lancs, England.

  Hunt, Louise, Univ Cent Lancashire UCLan, Maternal \& Infant Nutr \& Nurture Unit
  MAINN, Sch Community Hlth \& Midwifery, Preston PR1 2HE, Lancs, England.

  Thomson, Gill; Dykes, Fiona, Univ Cent Lancashire UCLan, Sch Community Hlth \& Midwifery,
  MAINN, Preston, Lancs, England.

  Whittaker, Karen, Univ Cent Lancashire UCLan, Sch Nursing, Preston, Lancs, England.'
article-number: e13271
author: Hunt, Louise and Thomson, Gill and Whittaker, Karen and Dykes, Fiona
author-email: huntlouise8@gmail.com
author_list:
- family: Hunt
  given: Louise
- family: Thomson
  given: Gill
- family: Whittaker
  given: Karen
- family: Dykes
  given: Fiona
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/mcn.13271
earlyaccessdate: SEP 2021
eissn: 1740-8709
files: []
issn: 1740-8695
journal: MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
keywords: 'breastfeeding peer support; meta-ethnography; non-profit; peer support;

  socio-economic deprivation; systematic review'
language: English
month: JAN
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '51'
orcid-numbers: 'Thomson, Gill/0000-0003-3392-8182

  Dykes, Fiona/0000-0002-2728-7967

  Hunt, Louise/0000-0002-3895-1202

  Whittaker, Karen/0000-0002-3493-9396'
papis_id: 6864148e7b72b0ecb93b4efb7b1cc82e
ref: Hunt2022nonprofitbreastfeedi
tags:
- review
times-cited: '1'
title: 'Non-profit breastfeeding organisations'' peer support provision in areas of
  socio-economic deprivation in the UK: A meta-ethnography'
type: Review
unique-id: WOS:000702128800001
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '6'
volume: '18'
web-of-science-categories: Nutrition \& Dietetics; Pediatrics
year: '2022'