Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

avoided.
Clinical importance 4 1 1
Clinical relevance 1 1 1
Generalisability Y Y Y
Applicability Y Y Y
Reference Foxman et al. 2002 Amir et al. 2007 Scott et al. 2008
Type of study Prospective study Cohort Cohort
Level of evidence II (aetiology) II (aetiology) II (aetiology)
Definition of
breastfeeding
poorly defined Not stated Not stated
Intervention/
comparator
Incidence to 12 weeks
Describe treatment
Identify associations with mastitis
Incidence of mastitis in the first 6
months (retrospective)
Factors associated with mastitis
Incidence of mastitis, reoccurrence,
timing of episodes.
Type of care received from health
professionals
N
Population/study
information
946 women. Follow up at 12 weeks
was 88.8%
1,057 women initially approached
Study participants were recruited from
women who gave
birth at a family birthing center in
Michigan and from pregnant
women working at a single large
company in Nebraska in 1994.
The only requirement for enrollment
1193 women 420 women. 72% of women invited to
take part participated. Follow up at 26
weeks was 95%
Combination of data collected during an
RCT of breastfeeding education, and a
survey of two different birthing venues
Women who were planning to give birth
or who had delivered at the Royal
Women's Hospital and Frances Perry
House in Meelbourne between 1999-
Study participants were recruited from
women who had
given birth at the Princess Royal
Maternity Hospital in
Glasgow between April 2004 and
January 2005.
Women who were breastfeeding at the
time of recruitment were included.
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