This study was conducted at a single-site tertiary
care center located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada,
between March 2008 and July 2008. English
speaking, primiparous mothers who gave birth to a
single, healthy, term infant who were planning on
breastfeeding were eligible to participate in this
study. Mothers were excluded from the study if they
had any condition that could signi¢cantly interfere
with breastfeeding, such as a serious illness, an
infant with a congenital anomaly, or an infant requiring
special care that would not be discharged
home with the mother.