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Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

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Statistical analysis<br />

methods<br />

Overall quality<br />

assessment<br />

(Positive/Negative<br />

or Neutral) plus<br />

descriptive)<br />

Intention to treat analysis, p value<br />

Reviews -Best Evidence, Sociofile,<br />

Cochrane, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE<br />

Psychology, EconLit, IMEMR, AIM,<br />

LILACS, Healthstar<br />

Controlled clinical trials: Adequacy<br />

of randomization and concealment,<br />

losses to follow up analysis,<br />

measurement of outcome, 5 point<br />

Jadad scale<br />

Observational studies were assessed<br />

<strong>for</strong> control <strong>for</strong> confounding, losses to<br />

follow up, and assessment of<br />

outcomes as follows: <strong>for</strong> growth and<br />

morbidity outcomes, losses to follow<br />

up, assessment of outcome. All<br />

studies were stratified according to<br />

study design (controlled trials vs.<br />

observational), provenance<br />

(developed vs. developing), timing<br />

of feeding comparison (3 to 7<br />

months vs. prolonged (> 6 months)).<br />

P P O<br />

RESULTS<br />

Outcome Indicators of child health (GIT<br />

infection, development of asthma,<br />

allergies, iron status), growth and<br />

development, and on maternal health<br />

(resumption of menses, postpartum<br />

Reproductive Health Library<br />

Multiplicative model, mortality RR,<br />

stunting OR<br />

Beginning breastfeeding within the first<br />

days after birth lowers mortality even in<br />

exclusively breastfed infants. One <strong>review</strong><br />

showed that all <strong>for</strong>ms of extra support<br />

increased the duration of 'any<br />

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