Women in the intervention group reported outcomes at scheduled interviews, whereas the control group were interviewed at 6 months postpartum only. (cochranelibrary-wiley.com)
The mean number of risk factors per woman was five in both the intervention and control groups, but a slightly larger number of women in the intervention group were classified as high risk (22.4 % of home - visited women had ⩾ 8 risk factors compared with 14.1 % of the control group). (adc.bmj.com)
Given the desirability of breastfeeding, it is possible that women in the intervention group felt more guilty about discontinuing breastfeeding than control women because of relationships developed with the peer counselor, and thus, they did not answer telephone calls when the research assistant called to ascertain feeding status. (jamanetwork.com)