Likewise, incorporating an ongoing
postnatal support package increased the information and resources available to the new parents over time and were consistent with Hannula et al.'s review (Hannula et al., 2008) that found intervention packages using various methods of education and support were more effective for breastfeeding support than interventions concentrating on a single method.
24 randomised and 2 non-randomised trials of intervention
packages, including mainly: building community -
support or women's groups (9 studies), community mobilisation and antenatal and
postnatal home visitation (7 studies), community mobilisation and home - based neonatal treatment (1 study), training traditional birth attendants who made antenatal and intrapartum home visits (2 studies), home - based neonatal care and treatment (2 studies), and education of mothers and antenatal and
postnatal visitation (2 studies)