Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Table 26.3 Summary used to make evidence statement for breastfeeding and maternal and infant outcome
STUDY
DETAILS
(Review)
Affiliation/source
of funds
Szajewska et al. 2006 Kramer et al. 2002 Bhutta et al. 2008
Medical University of Warsaw, Dr.
von Hauner Children's Hospital,
Ludwig-Maximilians-University of
Munich
McGill University, WHO Expert
Committee on the optimal duration
of exclusive breastfeeding
Study design Systematic Review Meta Analysis Systematic Review
Level of evidence III-1 Evidence obtained from welldesigned
pseudorandomised
controlled trials (alternate allocation
or some other method).
III-2 Evidence obtained from
comparative studies (including
systematic reviews of such studies)
with concurrent controls and
allocation not randomised, cohort
studies, case-control studies, or
interrupted time series with a control
group.
Date of search 1966-2004 Prior to 1966 - 2000 NS
Number of studies 1 22 (11 from developing and 11 from 34
Aga Khan University Bangladesh, Centre
for Health and Population Research,
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health USA, London School of
Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
University of California, Federal
University of Rio Grande de Sur Brazil,
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science and
Research India, World Bank Washington,
Save the Children UK, Emergency
Nutrition Network, International Food
Policy Research Institute, Food for
Education Programmes, Global Alliance
against malnutrition, Bill and Melinda
Gates Foundation, UNICEF Innocenti
Research Centre
III-2 Evidence obtained from
comparative studies (including systematic
reviews of such studies) with concurrent
controls and allocation not randomised,
cohort studies, case-control studies, or
interrupted time series with a control
group.
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