Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Effect on risk
Women who perceived their partner
to prefer breastfeeding were more
likely to be breastfeeding at discharge
and to breastfeed for longer
and non-significant
Breastfeeding initiation in Australia
Adj OR 4.96 (95%CI 1.93-12.66)
Breastfeeding duration in home
country
Australia Not specified but controlled
for in multivariate linear regression
and non-significant
Breastfeeding duration in Australia
Not specified but controlled for in
multivariate linear regression and nonsignificant
There was a independent positive
association between father’s
preference for breastfeeding and
breastfeeding initiation among women
delivering in Australia but not in their
home country. There was no
association with breastfeeding
duration either for women delivering
in Australia or their home country.
Clinical 1 1 1
importance
Clinical 1 1 1
relevance
Generalisability Y Y (Chinese) Y
Applicability Y Y Y
There was a independent positive
association between father’s preference
for breastfeeding and breastfeeding at
discharge
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