Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

vs unassisted vaginal
delivery (reference)
N [5] 2079 of 3670
questionnaires returned
(56.6% response rate) 15
excluded, final n=2064
Population/study
information [6]
Taiwan
Random, national sample
from birth registration
records
638 587 (68% of 870 women
contacted and 55% of 1068
eligible women)
Mothers in Hangzhou,
China
were recruited and
interviewed while in
hospital.
Mothers were recruited from
maternity wards of two Perth
metropolitan hospitals within
72 hrs of birth.
Quality [7] P P P P
Results [8] Adjusted OR initiation
during hospital stay
Cesarean: 1.19 (95%CI
0.995-1.43)
Assisted vaginal: 0.88
(95%CI 0.68-1.15)
Any breastfeeding at
discharge
No adjOR reported but nonsignificant
when controlled
for in multivariate analysis
Any breastfeeding at
discharge
Crude OR (95% CI)
0.47 (0.23-0.94)
Adjusted OR breastfeeding
1 month after delivery
(type not specified)
Caesarean: 0.69 (95%CI
0.55-0.89)
Assisted vaginal: 0.75
(95%CI 0.53-1.06)
Adjusted OR breastfeeding
3 months after delivery
(type not specified)
Cesarean: 0.70 (95%CI
No adjOR reported but nonsignificant
when controlled
for in multivariate analysis
Exclusive breastfeeding at
discharge
adj OR (95% CI)
0.42 (0.26-0.68)
587 (68% of 870 women
contacted and 55% of 1068
eligible women)
Mothers were recruited from
maternity wards of two Perth
metropolitan hospitals within
72 hrs of birth.
Risk of discontinuing any BF
No adjOR reported but nonsignificant
when controlled
for in multivariate analysis
Risk of discontinuing full BF
No adjOR reported but nonsignificant
when controlled
for in multivariate analysis
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