Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Population
characteristi
cs
Range of
exposure
Pregnant women
intending to breastfeed,
postpartum women
intending to breastfed
and women
breastfeeding their
babies; Canada, USA,
UK, Brazil,
Bangladesh, Australia,
India, Nigeria, Italy,
Iran, Netherlands,
Belarus, Mexico,
Sweden
Intervention: Pregnant
or lactating women
intending to breastfeed
receiving contact with
an individual or
individuals
(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
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Intervention: Any type
of workplace strategy
to encourage, assist
and support
breastfeeding for
women returning to
work after birth
Comparator: Women
receiving usual care
Breastfeeding
mothers or pregnant
women intending to
breastfeed from
disadvantaged
backgrounds (in
developed countries),
Intervention:
Reviews on
interventions
promoting and
prolonging
breastfeeding and
providing support for
mother who are
breastfeeding.
Interventions include
breastfeeding
literature, lay
support, professional
support, peer support
and 1 on 1
counselling
Healthy, full term
breastfeeding dyads
during the first 6
months of life
Examine reasons why
women had low rates of
duration and exclusivity
of breastfeeding &/or
associations between
perceived milk supply
and other maternal
perceptions. 4 of the
studies examined tools
to predict insufficient
milk supply. This was
done through validated
questionnaires, tools,
Theory of planned
behaviour, standard
definitions, non
validated tools, open
ended questions, H & H
Lactation Scale, The
Pre-natal, and post-natal
women
Primary care
interventions designed to
extend breastfeeding
duration (exclusive, full,
or any kind of
breastfeeding) during the
prenatal and/or postnatal
period interventions that
took place during the
delivery period only were
excluded.
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