Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Length of
follow-up
Outcome(s)
measured
INTERNAL
VALIDITY
Databases
included in
search
Statistical
analysis
methods
Overall quality
assessment
(Positive/Negati
ve or Neutral)
plus
(professional or volunteer) offering
support which is supplementary to
standard care with the purpose of
facilitating continued breastfeeding
Comparator: Mothers receiving usual
postnatal care which varies between and
within countries
work after birth Comparator: Women
receiving usual care
Up to 9 mo post partum NA NS
PRIMARY: 1. Effect of the
interventions on duration of any
breastfeeding to specified points in
time; 2. Stopping feeding before 4 to 6
wks and 2, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 12 mo
SECONDARY: 1. Exclusive
breastfeeding; 2. Measures of neonatal
and infant morbidity; 3. Measures of
maternal satisfaction with care or
feeding method
Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth
Group's Trials Register, medline,
Embase, MIDIRS
RevMan 2003; Relative risks; random
effects model; subgroup analyses
Primary: 1. Rate, duration and
prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding.
Secondary: 1. Employer-related; 2.
Mother-related; 3. Infant-level
outcomes
Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth
Group's Trials Register, Central,
Medline, Cinahl, Lilacs, C2-Spectr
Intended to use RevMan 2003, fixed
effect meta analysis, random effects
model
are breastfeeding. Interventions include
breastfeeding literature, lay support,
professional support, peer support and 1
on 1 counselling
Breastfeeding initiation, breastfeeding
duration
Cochrane, Database of Abstracts of
Reviews of Effectiveness, Health
Technology Database, Medline
RR
514