Sentences with phrase «cessation of exclusive breastfeeding»

For cessation of exclusive breastfeeding at up to six months the treatment effect appears to be greater when the intervention was delivered by non-professionals (lay support) compared with professionals or mixed support (test for subgroup differences: Chi ² = 7.74, df = 2 (P = 0.02), I ² = 73.1 %; Analysis 2.2).

There was a reduction in the cessation of exclusive breastfeeding within the first six months and at up to four to six weeks when lay support was used, although in view of considerable within - subgroup heterogeneity, these findings should be interpreted with caution.

For cessation of exclusive breastfeeding at up to six months face - to - face interventions may be associated with greater effects than other types of support; however, very high within - group heterogeneity remains in the analysis, and we advise caution when interpreting this result (test for subgroup differences: Chi ² = 37.55, df = 2 (P <.00001, I ² = 94.7 %; Analysis 3.2).

For cessation of exclusive breastfeeding at up to six months, there appears to be a differential effect of the number of postnatal contacts, with four to eight contacts performing best.

For cessation of exclusive breastfeeding by four to six weeks the test for subgroup differences indicates a possible differential treatment effect (test for subgroup differences: Chi ² = 7.12, df = 2 (P = 0.03), I ² = 71.9 %).

In this review, the greatest effect of breastfeeding support interventions on reducing cessation of exclusive breastfeeding before six months occurred in communities with high (over 80 %) levels of breastfeeding initiation.

For cessation of exclusive breastfeeding at up to four to six weeks there appears to be differential treatment effect according to the number of support contacts, with four to eight contacts the most effective schedule.

All forms of extra support together also showed a decrease in cessation of exclusive breastfeeding at six months (average RR 0.88, 95 % CI 0.85 to 0.92; moderate - quality evidence, 46 studies) and at four to six weeks (average RR 0.79, 95 % CI 0.71 to 0.89; moderate quality, 32 studies).

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Results of the analyses continue to confirm that all forms of extra support analyzed together showed a decrease in cessation of «any breastfeeding», which includes partial and exclusive breastfeeding (average risk ratio (RR) for stopping any breastfeeding before six months 0.91, 95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.88 to 0.95; moderate - quality evidence, 51 studies) and for stopping breastfeeding before four to six weeks (average RR 0.87, 95 % CI 0.80 to 0.95; moderate - quality evidence, 33 studies).

Supplementation with formula or donor EBM may be considered by staff if it is thought that there is insufficient supply of mother's own EBM, however inadequate pumping can lead to reduced stimulation of the breast, a reduced maternal milk supply and earlier cessation or less likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding (Gromada 1998).

While the effect size of support interventions on reducing the cessation of any breastfeeding is modest, there is evidence of a greater effect on the prolongation of exclusive breastfeeding.

The overall findings of this review, that breastfeeding support interventions have been shown to be effective in reducing the risk of cessation of any breastfeeding and of exclusive breastfeeding, are similar to the findings of other reviews (Rollins 2016; Sinha 2015).