There were no differences between the LATCH or IBFAT scores
in the trial or changes in the scores from baseline to five days later
or to eight weeks, but BBAT scores (for those infants scored using
the tool) from five days to eight weeks improved significantly
more for those in intervention group compared to the comparison
group (p¼0.02 Mann Whitney; Table 2) indicating that the BBAT
may be a more sensitive breast feeding assessment tool. In the
trial, self-efficacy at 5-days after the baseline was also correlated
with eight week BBAT (n¼36, p¼0.02). It was not possible to
explore the longer relationships between BBAT and breast feeding
self-efficacy in the non-trial mothers.