Systematic Reviews on Breastfeeding

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

Reviewed March 2009

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Title:   Interventions for preventing late postnatal mother-to-child transmission of HIV
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. Hundre...
Date:   Jan 2009
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:   Combined hormonal versus nonhormonal versus progestin-only contraception in lactation
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:   May 2008
Title:   Systematic Reviews on Baby Feeding
Publisher:   HealthInsite Topic Page
Description:   Links to systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of special types of baby feeding.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Antenatal breast examination 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:   Lactational amenorrhea for family planning
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:   Antibiotics for mastitis in breastfeeding women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Inflammation of breast or mastitis could 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 some...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Methods of milk expression for lactating women
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   The World Health Organization recommends that infants be fed exclusively on human milk from birth to six months of age. Children who do not receive human milk are more likely to suffer health problems. Not all babies are able to feed at the breast becau...
Date:   Dec 2007
Title:   Interventions for promoting the initiation of 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....
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Diet or exercise, or both, for weight reduction in women 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....
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....
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Cup feeding versus other forms of supplemental enteral feeding for newborn infants unable to fully breastfeed
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Is cup feeding a better way to feed babies, rather than giving bottles or feeding with a tube, when mothers are unable to fully breastfeed? We wanted to identify the best way of offering feeds to babies when mothers are unable to breastfeed, or initiall...
Date:   Dec 2006
Title:   Antipsychotic drugs for non-affective psychosis during pregnancy and postpartum
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Women who suffer with psychotic conditions who become pregnant are usually treated with antipsychotic drugs. The risks of harm to the offspring associated with exposure to these drugs, in utero or through breast-feeding, are unknown. We aimed to find go...
Date:   Jan 2004
Title:   Kangaroo mother care to reduce morbidity and mortality in low birthweight infants
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Low birthweight (less than 2500g) has an adverse effect on child survival and development. Care of low birthweight babies is expensive and requires specialist care. Kangaroo mother care (KMC) involves skin to skin contact between mother and her newborn,...
Date:   Feb 2003
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