Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Reference Hurley et al. 2008 Gatti 2008 Xu et al. 2009
Type of study Cross-sectional SLR SLR
Level of evidence IV (aetiology) I (aetiology) I (aetiology)
Definition of
breastfeeding
EBF= breastmilk without additional
food or drink, including water.
Poorly defined
EBF: no other food or liquid, with
the exception of drops or syrups
consisting of vitamins, mineral
supplements or medicine
FBF: Breastfed and receiving small
amounts of culturally valued
supplements – water, water-based
drinks, fruit juice or ritualistic fluids;
Partial BF: mixed feeding with
breastmilk and other sources of
energy and nutrients
Any BF: Breastmilk with or without
other drink, formula or other infant
Intervention/
comparator
Mother’s perceived breastmilk
insufficiency
Perceived breastmilk insufficiency
food
Chinese mother’s perceived
breastmilk insufficiency
N
Population/study
information
767 women completed study.
(Approached 1580, recruited 799)
Conducted telephone surveys in a lowincome
sample in the USA in 2004.
Sample included 365 white, 285
African American and 117 Hispanic
mothers who received the Special
>36, 700
20 articles on perceived insufficient milk
(PIM) were eligible for the review.
Searched articles between 1996-2007 in
the English language
Searched studies on breastfeeding in
the mainland
provinces and autonomous regions of
the Peoples
Republic of China between 1990 to
2009. Chinese and English language
186