Effect of antenatal peer support on breastfeeding initiation: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Our objective was to examine the effect of antenatal peer support on rates of breastfeeding initiation.

Methods

We performed a systematic review of randomized controlled trials, quasi-randomized trials and cohort studies with concurrent controls. We searched the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the National Research Register and the British Nursing Index from inception or from 1980 to 2009. We carried out study selection, data abstraction and quality assessment independently and in duplicate. We defined high-quality studies as those that minimized the risk of at least three of the following types of bias: selection, performance, measurement and attrition bias. We calculated risk ratios (RRs) and 95%

SUBMITTER: Ingram L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2972324 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature