Table 3 Effectiveness of interventions in included studies
| Author, Year | N | Intervention | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlotti et al. (1998) [35] | 36 |
Peer counselling (telephone, letter and in person at office) |
Mean rates of EBF^, experimental VS control: • at 2 weeks, 53% vs 17% • at 1 month, 40% vs 27% • at 2 months, 33% vs 13% • at 3 months, 17% vs 6% |
| Bunik et al. (2010) [36] | 341 | Telephone support from a nurse | No mothers EBF |
| Chapman et al. (2013) [37] | 206 | Peer counselling including prenatal session (education), in-hospital and in-home postnatal sessions |
EBF rates, experimental VS control: • at 1 month, 17.6% vs 12.1% (p = 0.37) • at 2 months, 11.9% vs 11.1% (p = 0.88) • at 3 months, 5.0% vs 9.4% (p = 0.49) • at 4 months, 1.6% vs 4.8% (p = 0.62) • at 5 months, 1.6% vs 1.6% (p = 0.999) • at 6 months, 1.7% vs 0.0% (p = 0.49) |
| Di Meglio et al. (2010) [38] | 78 | Peer counselling via telephone support |
Duration of EBF, experimental vs control: Median 35 days vs 10 days, P < 0.01. |
| Pugh et al. (2002) [39] | 41 |
Nurse/peer counselling team In-hospital, in-home and telephone support |
Mean rates of EBF, experimental VS control: • at 3 months, 45% (n = 9) vs 25% (n = 5) • at 6 months, 30% (n = 6) vs 15% (n = 3) χ2 = 1.29–1.75; P = 0.09–0.12 |
| Serano et al. (2010) [40] | 100 | Video instruction for baby massage delivered by nurses |
Mean rates of EBF, experimental VS control: • at 2 months, 85.7% (n = 30) vs 81.54% (n = 53) • at 4 months, 71.4% (n = 25) vs 73.8% (n = 48) χ2 = 0.28–0.07; P = 0.595–0.795 |
| Snell et al. (1992) [41] | 88 | Gift pack vs non gift pack |
EBF rates, non-gift pack vs gift pack group: • at 1 week: 80% vs 68% (p > 0.05) • at 3 weeks: 68% vs 33% (p < 0.004) |
| Wambach et al. (2011) [42] | 390 |
Lactation consultant and peer counsellor team Prenatal education, in-hospital and telephone support |
EBF rates, experimental vs controls: • at 3 months: 32.14% vs 13.33% • at 6 months: 35.71% vs 22.22% |
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Washio et al. (2017) [43] | 36 | Financial incentives | No significant difference in self-reported EBF rate. (figures not reported) |