Table 1 An overview of the studies which were included in the review (n = 4)
First author (year of publication) | Population | Country | Intervention (studies reported usual or routine care as the comparator unless otherwise stated) |
|---|---|---|---|
Desmond (2008) [27] | Pregnant women (sub-group by HIV status) | South Africa | Complex intervention including (full implementation): group education at antenatal clinics, up to 4 antenatal home visits by a lay breastfeeding counsellor, 14 postnatal home visits. Three levels of implementation considered: full, simplifieda, and basicb. Additional comparisons made between levels of implementation of intervention |
Rice (2010) [28] | Mothers of babies with low birth weight in neonatal units | United Kingdom | Enhanced staff contact to promote breastfeeding in a neonatal unit |
Rubio-Rodríguez (2012) [29] | Mothers of babies with low birth weight in neonatal units | Spain | Intensive promotion of breastfeeding in low birth weight babies |
Chola (2015) [30] | Pregnant women | Uganda | Community-based peer counselling conducted alongside breastfeeding promotion in facility-based maternal and child health services, including antenatal and postnatal services. Comparator was facility-based promotion only. |