Confl ict of interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Acknowledgements
We thank the mothers who took part in the trial and those
since who also provided data, the midwives and the lactation
support team for their help in recruiting and supporting breastfeeding mothers.
This independent research was funded by the National Institute
for Health Research (NIHR) under its Research for Patient Benefit
(RfPB) Programme (Grant Reference No. PB-PG-0110-21019).
The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily
those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health.