Use of baby carriers to increase breastfeeding duration among term infants: the effects of an educational intervention in Italy.

Aim:   To investigate whether the use of baby carriers by term infants during the first month of life is associated with increased rates of breastfeeding.

Methods:   Prospective cohort study. Two hundred mothers with healthy term infants were assigned to receive either a baby carrier and some accurate information and training about the use thereof or only information about breastfeeding.