Table 4 Effects of different modes of interventions
Mode of intervention | Number of trials | No of events | Effect | Certainty | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention | Control | Relative (95% CI) | Absolute (95% CI) | |||
Number of women who do not initiate breastfeeding within 1Â h of birth | ||||||
 Face-to-face | 6 trials | 1022/1863 (54.9%) | 1167/1768 (66.0%) | RR 0.73 (0.52 to 1.03) | 178 fewer per 1000 (from 20 more to 317 fewer) | Very low |
 Face-to-face and telephone | 1 trial | 16/50 (32.0%) | 21/50 (42.0%) | RR 0.76 (0.45 to 1.28) | 101 fewer per 1000 (from 118 more to 231 fewer) | Very low |
Number of women who stop any breastfeeding before 4–6 weeks postpartum | ||||||
 Face-to-face | 10 trials (11 comparisons) | 520/1586 (32.8%) | 594/1644 (36.1%) | RR 0.86 (0.75 to 1.00) | 51 fewer per 1000 (from 0 fewer to 90 fewer) | Low |
 Telephone | 4 trials | 135/700 (19.3%) | 120/531 (22.6%) | RR 0.75 (0.61 to 0.93) | 56 fewer per 1000 (from 16 fewer to 88 fewer) | Moderate |
 Face-to-face and telephone | 16 trials | 577/1936 (29.8%) | 643/1891 (34.0%) | RR 0.86 (0.73 to 1.01) | 48 fewer per 1000 (from 3 more to 92 fewer) | Low |
Number of women who stop any breastfeeding before 6 months postpartum | ||||||
 Face-to-face | 13 trials (14 comparisons) | 893/1541 (57.9%) | 1001/1542 (64.9%) | RR 0.89 (0.81 to 0.98) | 71 fewer per 1000 (from 13 fewer to 123 fewer) | Low |
 Telephone | 2 trials | 52/234 (22.2%) | 71/237 (30.0%) | RR 0.74 (0.55 to 1.00) | 78 fewer per 1000 (from 0 fewer to 135 fewer) | Moderate |
 Face-to-face and telephone | 15 trials (16 comparisons) | 2264/3865 (58.6%) | 1404/2370 (59.2%) | RR 0.95 (0.88 to 1.02) | 30 fewer per 1000 (from 12 more to 71 fewer) | Low |
Number of women who stop exclusive breastfeeding before 4–6 weeks postpartum | ||||||
 Face-to-face | 13 trials (17 comparisons) | 1019/1923 (53.0%) | 1200/1627 (73.8%) | RR 0.67 (0.56 to 0.81) | 243 fewer per 1000 (from 140 fewer to 325 fewer) | Low |
 Telephone | 4 trials | 440/827 (53.2%) | 341/593 (57.5%) | RR 0.72 (0.55 to 0.95) | 161 fewer per 1000 (from 29 fewer to 259 fewer) | Moderate |
 Face-to-face and telephone | 15 trials | 855/1587 (53.9%) | 883/1549 (57.0%) | RR 0.96 (0.86 to 1.07) | 23 fewer per 1000 (from 40 more to 80 fewer) | Low |
Number of women who stop exclusive breastfeeding before 6 months postpartum | ||||||
 Face-to-face | 21 trials (24 comparisons) | 2587/3887 (66.6%) | 3196/3653 (87.5%) | RR 0.74 (0.63 to 0.87) | 227 fewer per 1000 (from 114 fewer to 324 fewer) | Low |
 Telephone | 3 trials | 285/342 (83.3%) | 306/355 (86.2%) | RR 0.96 (0.83 to 1.12) | 34 fewer per 1000 (from 103 more to 147 fewer) | Low |
 Face-to-face and telephone | 9 trials | 875/1162 (75.3%) | 901/1146 (78.6%) | RR 0.96 (0.91 to 1.01) | 31 fewer per 1000 (from 8 more to 71 fewer) | Low |
Number of infants fed with bottles during the first 6 months postpartum | ||||||
 Face-to-face | 2 trials | 115/259 (44.4%) | 155/260 (59.6%) | RR 0.65 (0.34 to 1.23) | 209 fewer per 1000 (from 137 more to 393 fewer) | Low |
 Face-to-face and telephone | 3 trials | 288/490 (58.8%) | 313/461 (67.9%) | RR 0.77 (0.57 to 1.03) | 156 fewer per 1000 (from 20 more to 292 fewer) | Low |