At the
initial contact, peer counselors discussed pumping techniques in 100 % of documented cases; helped the mother pump in 72.1 % of cases; accompanied the mother to the NICU in 72.1 % of cases; and helped the mother to breastfeed, kangaroo care, or both in 30.2 % of cases (kangaroo care is
skin - to -
skin holding that has been practiced effectively
with premature infants in many NICUs and shown to improve infants» outcomes23 - 26).