Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

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Type of study Prospective cohort study Cross-sectional Prospective cohort study
Level of evidence II(aetiology) IV(aetiology) II (aetiology)
Definition of Any breastfeeding at discharge from Any breastfeeding at discharge Any breastfeeding at discharge,
breastfeeding hospital
Exclusive breastfeeding since birth at
Intervention/
comparator
Maternal age in years (continuous
variable0
discharge (WHO)
30 vs < 25 (ref) < 25 yrs, 25-29, 30-34,
≥35 (ref)
N 425 108 587 (68% of 870 women contacted and
55% of 1068 eligible women)
Population/study
information
Self-identified Aboriginal women
delivering in the major Perth
maternity hospital (n=310) and 5
suburban hospitals (n=115). baseline
interviews conducted in prior to
discharge.
Convenience sample of Scottish
women recruited from maternity clinic
in Glasgow. Breastfeeding at
discharge determined from birthing
records
Quality P O P
Results
Breastfeeding at discharge
Adj OR 1.12% (95%CI 1.03-1.22)
Crude OR 3.14 (95%CI 1.02-9.65)
Not independently significant after
adjustment for maternal infant feeding
attitudes
Mothers were recruited from maternity
wards of two Perth metropolitan hospitals
within 72 hrs of birth.
Any breastfeeding at discharge
Crude OR (95% CI)
< 25 yrs 1.11 (0.39-3.16)
25-29 0.86 (0.32-2.31)
30-34 2.66 (0.79-8.98)
Adj OR Not specified but controlled for
in multivariate logistic regression and
non-significant
Exclusive breastfeeding at discharge
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