Preface - Anwar Fazal

 

Part I: Mother Support as the 10th Step for Baby-Friendly Maternity Facilities

 

Introduction: Mother Support as Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative - Virginia Thorley

 

1.     Why Breastfeeding Women Need Mother Support - Melissa Clark Vickers

 

2.     Mother Support as Part of the Self-Help and Mutual Aid Movement: Historical Overview - Virginia Thorley

 

3.     Mother Knows Best: La Leche League - Kaye Lowman

 

Part II: Mother Support Around the World: Examples

 

4.     Grassroots Mother Support as the Basis for a Large Organization: Australian Breastfeeding Association - Nina Berry

 

5.     Scandinavian Breastfeeding Adventure: The First Years (1968-78) - Elisabet Helsing

 

6.     Mother Support in Malaysia - Norjinah Moin

 

7.     Mother Support Group Experience in Paraguay - Pushpa Panadam

 

8.     Peer Counselors for Increasing Exclusive Breastfeeding: Experiences from Bangladesh - Rukhsana Haider

 

9.     The Baby Café - Catherine Purdoe & Julie Williams

 

10.   International Organizations and the Mother-to-Mother Support Group  - Maryanne Stone Jimenez & Judiann McNulty

 

Part III: Moving Forward: Overcoming Barriers to Mother Support

 

11.   Beyond the 10th Step: The WABA Agenda to Broaden Mother Support Worldwide - Sarah Amin, Rebecca Magalhães, & Pauline Smith

 

12.   Supporting Mothers of Infants in NICU - Beverly Rossman, Michelle Greene, Amanda Kratovil, & Paula Meier

 

13.   Breastfeeding Support Groups for Mothers of Multiple-Birth Infants and Children - Karen Kerkhoff Gromada.

 

14.   Overcoming Barriers Through New Technology: Support Via Text Messaging - Rebekah Russell-Bennett, Danielle Gallegos, & Josephine Previte

 

15.   Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to the 10th Step in Lalitpur, India - Komal P. Kushwaha

 

16.   Breastfeeding Peer Counselors in South Africa: Influences of Local Factors - Jean Ridler & Rosemary Gauld

 

17.   Sustainability: Why Good Programs Fail and What We Need to Know - Virginia Thorley

 

Conclusion: Going Forth from Here - Virginia Thorley