Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Studies used to make evidence statement for duration of breastfeeding and weight gain
Reference Baker Michaelsen 2004 AJCN Burdette 2006 AJCN Griffiths 2008 Arch Dis Child
Type of study Cohort Cohort –retrospective Cohort
Level of evidence II (aetiology) III-2 (aetiology) II (aetiology)
Definition of
breastfeeding
“any breastfeeding” was used in
these analyses ( total duration of
breastfeeding)
The duration of any breastfeeding
was categorized into quartiles (40 wk).
Complementary foods were defined
as mush or porridge in the
questionnaire; infant formula was not
classified as a complementary food.
Data on breastfeeding, formula feeding,
and the timing of the introduction of
complementary foods were obtained
from the mothers when the children
were 3 y old.
Intervention
Comparator
Breastfeeding duration 40 weeks
Any Breastfeeding
None, 12
months
N N=5330 N=313 N = 10533
Population/study
information
Danish National Birth Cohort
(DNBC), a national cohort study
313 preschool-aged children who were
participating in a prospective cohort
study (exposure data obtained
retrospectively.
Body composition measured using
DEXA
Quality P N P
Results
Compared with those who were
breastfed for the longest duration
(>40 wk), those who were breastfed
for the shortest duration (