Cochrane · systematic review · CD006425

Antenatal breastfeeding education for increasing breastfeeding duration

Lumbiganon, P, Martis, R, Laopaiboon, M, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library

Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 3 · 50%High 2 · 33.3%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education versus standard care

Population: pregnant women
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Initiation of BF
Antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education vs standard care
RR 1.01 [0.94, 1.9]8 studies · 3505 participantsHigh
Proportion of women exclusively BF at 3 months
Antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education vs standard care
RR 1.06 [0.9, 1.25]3 studies · 822 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Proportion of women exclusively BF at 6 months
Antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education vs standard care
RR 1.07 [0.87, 1.3]4 studies · 2161 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Proportion of women any BF at 3 months
Antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education vs standard care
RR 0.98 [0.82, 1.18]2 studies · 654 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Proportion of women any BF at 6 months
Antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education vs standard care
RR 1.05 [0.9, 1.23]4 studies · 1636 participantsHigh
Breastfeeding complications
Antenatal breastfeeding (BF) education vs standard care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 2 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency