Cochrane · systematic review · CD006641
Rooming‐in for new mother and infant versus separate care for increasing the duration of breastfeeding
Jaafar, SH, Ho, JJ, Lee, KS · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 57.1%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 28.6%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 14.3%
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
Comparison between rooming‐in versus separate care for new mother and infant for increasing the duration of breastfeeding
Population: 176 healthy mother‐infant dyads after normal spontaneous vaginal delivery (rooming‐in: 132, separate care: 44)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration of any breastfeeding Comparison between rooming‐in vs separate care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Proportion of women exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months Comparison between rooming‐in vs separate care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Proportion of women with any breastfeeding at 6 months (nearly exclusive breastfeeding) Comparison between rooming‐in vs separate care | RR 0.84 [0.51, 1.39] | 1 study · 137 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Frequency of breastfeeding per day Comparison between rooming‐in vs separate care | no estimate extracted | 4 participants | High |
Exclusive breastfeeding at day 4 postpartum Comparison between rooming‐in vs separate care | RR 1.92 [1.34, 2.76] | 1 study · 153 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Maternal level of confidence in breastfeeding Comparison between rooming‐in vs separate care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Neonatal infection Comparison between rooming‐in vs separate care | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |