We divided the studies into three groups: those carried out in settings where 80 % or more women initiated breastfeeding (
high background initiation), where between 60 % to 80 % initiated breastfeeding (intermediate) or where breastfeeding initiation rates were less than 60 % (low).
Several factors may have also improved results for women practising exclusive breastfeeding, such as interventions delivered with a face - to - face component,
high background initiation rates of breastfeeding, lay support, and a specific schedule of four to eight contacts.
Not exact matches
«The breastfeeding
initiation rate for women participating in the study was significantly
higher than the
background Trust rate».
Therefore, for the review's four primary outcomes we carried out subgroup analysis to explore the impact of interventions involving different types of supporter (professional versus lay person, or both); types of support (face - to - face versus telephone support or both); timing of support (antenatal and postnatal versus postnatal alone); whether the support was proactive (scheduled contacts) or reactive (women needed to request support); and whether support interventions had similar effects in settings with different
background breastfeeding
initiation rates (low, medium or
high background rates).