Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

people together was
specific to
breastfeeding and was
offered to women who
had decided to
breastfeed. Further
trials are required to
assess the effectiveness
(including costeffectiveness)
of both
lay and professional
support in different
settings, particularly
those with low rates of
breastfeeding initiation,
and for women who
wish to breastfeed for
longer than three
months. Trials should
consider timing and
delivery of support
interventions and
relative effectiveness of
intervention
components, and
should report women’s
views. Research into
appropriate training for
supporters (whether lay
or professional) of
breastfeeding mothers
is also needed.
support, encourage
and promote
breastfeeding among
working mothers.
after the initial
intervention; some
evidence to t that
social support from
peers and family
involvement in the
intervention maybe
important. These
findings are of
relevance to the
design of an
intervention to
improve diet in this
group of women.
rates of successful
breastfeeding.
extending breastfeeding
duration, there is a need
for broad-based, welldesigned
studies testing
the effect of the
combination of the
procedures referred
above, preferably
spanning the prenatal and
postnatal periods, to
encourage the
development of
evidence-based protocols
concerning the
promotion, protection,
and support of
breastfeeding in primary
care.
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