Systematic Reviews on Breastfeeding

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence about breastfeeding.

Reviewed September 2011

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Title:   Medications for increasing milk supply in mothers expressing breastmilk for their hospitalised infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Breastmilk remains the optimal form of enteral nutrition for term and preterm infants until up to six months postnatal age. Mothers of premature and sick infants are separated from their infants while they are receiving hospital-based care. These mother...
Date:   Feb 2012
Title:   Early additional food and fluids for healthy breastfed full-term infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Human milk naturally provides for growth, protection and development for human babies. It is also important to the health and well-being of the mother. Exclusive breastfeeding is an infant's consumption of human milk with no supplementation of any type,...
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Methods of milk expression for lactating women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Babies who do not receive human milk are more likely to suffer health problems as newborns and later. Not all babies are able to feed at the breast because they are premature, ill or separated from their mothers; thus expressed milk is needed. Mothers m...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Kangaroo mother care (KMC) is an effective and safe alternative to conventional neonatal care in low birthweight (LBW) infants mainly in resource-limited countries. Low birthweight (LBW) (less than 2500 g) is associated with an increased risk of neonata...
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Hormonal and nonhormonal birth control during breastfeeding
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Birth control for women who are breastfeeding is important worldwide. Each year, millions of women decide whether to use birth control after having a baby. The decision includes the type of birth control and when to start using it. Researchers and healt...
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Antenatal breastfeeding education for increasing breastfeeding duration
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Breastfeeding is well recognised as the best food for infants and the World Health Organization recommends that all infants should have exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months after birth. Complementary foods offered before six months of age ten...
Date:   Oct 2010
Title:   Vitamin A supplementation for breastfeeding mothers
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   While the amount of vitamin A in well-nourished mothers' breast milk is sufficient to meet the needs of their infants, this may not be the case for mothers from populations with vitamin A deficiency. Therefore, trials have tested whether giving mothers...
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Antibiotics for mastitis in breastfeeding women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Inflammation of the breast, or mastitis, can be infective or non-infective. Infective mastitis is one of the most common infections experienced by breastfeeding women. The condition (infective or not) varies in severity, ranging from mild symptoms with ...
Date:   Jun 2010
Title:   Interventions for the prevention of mastitis following childbirth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Healthcare authorities and the World Health Organization recommend that newborn infants should exclusively be given breast milk until they are six months of age. Breastfeeding provides health benefits for the infant, including improved nutrition and pro...
Date:   May 2010
Title:   Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements for mothers who breast feed
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) are abundant in the brain and are necessary for growth and maturation of a young infant's brain and the retina of the eye. These particular fatty acids include docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and are said to ...
Date:   Dec 2009
Title:   Transmission of HIV from mother to child through breast milk
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is the primary way that children become infected with HIV. Such transmission can take place when the child is still in the mother's womb, around the time of birth, or through breastfeeding after birth. Hu...
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Avoidance of bottles during the establishment of breast feeds in preterm infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Preterm infants start milk feeds by tube and as they mature they are able to manage sucking feeds. The number of sucking feeds each day are gradually increased as the baby matures. For women who choose to breast feed their preterm infant it is not alway...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Systematic Reviews on Baby Feeding
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to systematic reviews of the evidence about baby feeding.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Breast examination during pregnancy for promoting breastfeeding
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The rationale for breast examination during pregnancy is to determine whether any problems with breastfeeding can be anticipated and to use the opportunity for the healthcare provider and pregnant woman to discuss breastfeeding. Examination by a healthc...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Fully breastfeeding and contraception
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In appreciating the role of the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM, a contraceptive method where the mother is informed and supported how to use breastfeeding, also for contraception.) in child spacing, breastfeeding itself should be encouraged from a p...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Interventions for encouraging women to start breastfeeding
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The World Health Organization recommends that all infants should be fed exclusively on breast milk from birth to six months of age. Breastfeeding is supported by extensive evidence for short-term and long-term health benefits, for both mother and baby. ...
Date:   Jul 2007
Title:   Interventions in the workplace to support breastfeeding for women in employment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   No trials to say if specific programs in the workplace help to increase the duration of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is beneficial for mothers and their infants. However, working mothers may return to work early after giving birth for various reasons. I...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Diet or exercise, or both, for weight reduction in women carrying excess weight after childbirth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women naturally gain weight during pregnancy and many gradually lose it afterwards. Some women, though, find it difficult to lose the pregnancy-related weight during postpartum and there is concern that this may be a health risk. The retention of weight...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Early skin-to-skin contact for mothers and their healthy newborn infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby at birth reduces crying, improves mother-baby interaction, keeps the baby warmer, and helps women breastfeed successfully. In many cultures, babies are generally cradled naked on their mother's bare chest at ...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Exclusive breastfeeding for six months (versus three to four months) reduces gastrointestinal infection, does not impair growth, and helps the mother lose weight. The results of two controlled trials and 18 other studies suggest that exclusive breastfee...
Date:   Dec 2006

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