Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

Studies used to make evidence statement for the association of social support (other than fathers) and breastfeeding
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Type of study Prospective cohort (6 months) RCT (analysed as a cohort
study)
Prospective cohort (6 mo)
Level of evidence II (aetiology) II (aetiology) II(aetiology) IV(aetiology)
Definition of Exclusive BF (WHO) Any breastfeeding (at 6
breastfeeding Any breastfeeding
months)
Intervention/
comparator
Grandmother supportive of
breastfeeding vs not
supportives (reference)
Family prefers me to
breastfeed vs other than
prefer breastfeed (ref)
Any breastfeeding duration
(risk of breastfeeding
cessation at anytime up to 6
months)
Maternal grandmother prefers
breastfeeding vs prefers bottle
feeding or ambivalent
(mother’s perception)
Cross-sectional
(retrospective recall)
Breastfeeding initiation
Any breastfeeding
duration
Maternal grandmother
prefers breastfeeding
Yes vs No (ref)
N N=1520 (98% response rate) 981 556 (77% of women
contacted, 58% of eligible
women)
Population/study
information
City, suburban & rural China
Random sample of mothers
from hospitals at city,
suburban & rural locations.
Interview conducted in
hospital
Melbourne, Australia
Primiparous women
attending a public, tertiary
hospital
All eligible women
approached for participation
Data from RCT used
investigating effect of 2
Perth, Australia. Mothers
recruited within 3 days postpartum
from 2 public
hospitals and followed to six
months. Follow-up telephone
interviews at 2,6,10,14,18 &
24 weeks postpartum
506 (95% of 532 women
contacted and 17% of
2925 eligible women aged
23-59 estimated from 2001
Census)
Mandarin speaking
Chinese Australia mothers
living in Perth
193 gave birth only in
home country, 214 only in
Australia and 99 gave birth
in both countries.
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