Effects of Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion Interventions on Child Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Interventions promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) may benefit infant health outcomes, but evidence is inconsistent. The objective of this review was to assess the effect of interventions promoting EBF on health outcomes in infants and children under 7 years of age.

Methods

A literature search was conducted using EMBASE, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Cochrane Central, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform from inception to April 2022. Inclusion criteria were randomized or cluster-randomized controlled trials aiming to increase EBF that reported effects on offspring growth, morbidity, and/or mortality up to age 7 years. The primary outcome was infant/child growth. Secondary outcomes were infant morbidity and mortal

SUBMITTER: Dib S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10997242 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature