Question · asked by 1 review

Breastfeeding promotion and support (e.g. individually tailored home-based peer counselling on the importance of breastfeeding, with advice and support for healthy breastfeeding) vs usual care: Caries presence in primary teeth

Population
For interventions, pregnant and lactating women; for outcomes, children up to 6 years of age
Intervention
Breastfeeding promotion and support (e.g. individually tailored home-based peer counselling on the importance of breastfeeding, with advice and support for healthy breastfeeding)
Comparison
usual care
Outcome
Caries presence in primary teeth

Breastfeeding promotion and support (e.g. individually tailored… showed no clear difference in caries presence in primary teeth compared with standard care (low certainty).

What each review found

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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Breastfeeding promotion and support (e.g. individually tailored home-based peer counselling on the importance of breastfeeding, with advice and support for healthy breastfeeding) vs Standard care
Caries presence in primary teeth · For interventions, pregnant and lactating women; for outcomes, children up to 6 years of age · Children assessed at 5-6 yrs
Breastfeeding promotion and support (e.g. individually tailored… showed no clear difference in caries presence in primary teeth compared with standard care (low certainty).
Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood… (2024) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 0.96 [0.89, 1.03]2 studies · 1148 participantsLow
Breastfeeding promotion and support (e.g. individually tailored home-based peer counselling on the importance of breastfeeding, with advice and support for healthy breastfeeding) vs Standard care
Caries presence in primary teeth · For interventions, pregnant and lactating women; for outcomes, children up to 6 years of age · Children 0-6 yrs
Breastfeeding promotion and support (e.g. individually tailored… showed no clear difference in caries presence in primary teeth compared with standard care (low certainty).
Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood… (2019) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD012155.PUB2, superseded
RR 0.96 [0.89, 1.03]2 studies · 1148 participantsLow

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions with pregnant women, new mothers and other primary caregivers for preventing early childhood caries
2024 · Cochrane All outcomes
2023-01Not listedNot assessed
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