Breastfeeding peer supporters and a community support group: evaluating their effectiveness
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Effectiveness of community-based peer support for mothers to improve their breastfeeding practices: A systematic review and meta-analysis
METHODS We searched for evidence regarding community-based peer support for mothers in databases, such as PubMed/MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science, SocINDEX, and PsycINFO. We selected three outcome variables for breastfeeding practices, namely, exclusive breastfeeding duration, breastfeeding within the first hour of life, and prelacteal feeding. We conducted meta-analyses of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Maternal and Child Nutrition
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1740-8695,1740-8709
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2005.00005.x