Workplace programmes for supporting breast-feeding
A systematic review and meta-analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xueying Tang, Peta Patterson, Kristen MacKenzie-Shalders, Kristen MacKenzie‐Shalders (0000-0003-4938-5362), Louise A van Herwerden (0000-0001-9876-9122), Jo Bishop (0000-0003-2729-8081), Evelyne Rathbone, David Honeyman, Dianne P Reidlinger (0000-0002-9993-8239) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1501-1513 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980020004012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 50 |
Objective: To critically review the literature regarding workplace breast-feeding interventions and to assess their impact on breast-feeding indicators. Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted. Electronic searches for workplace intervention studies to support breast-feeding, without restriction on language or study design, were performed in PubMed, CENTRAL, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science, Business Source Complete, ProQuest-Sociology and ProQuest-Social Science to 13 April 2020. A meta-analysis of the pooled effect of the programmes on breast-feeding indicators was conducted. Results: The search identified 10 215 articles; fourteen studies across eighteen publications met eligibility criteria. Programmes were delivered in the USA ( n 10), Turkey ( n 2), Thailand ( n 1) or Taiwan ( n 1). There were no randomised controlled trials. The pooled OR for exclusive breast-feeding at 3 or 6 months for participants v . non-participants of three non-randomised controlled studies was 3·21 (95 % CI 1·70, 6·06, I 2 = 22 %). Despite high heterogeneity, other pooled outcomes were consistently in a positive direction with acceptable CI. Pooled mean duration of breast-feeding for five single-arm studies was 9·16 months (95 % CI 8·25, 10·07). Pooled proportion of breast-feeding at 6 months for six single-arm studies was 0·76 (95 % CI 0·66, 0·84) and breast-feeding at 12 months for three single-arm studies was 0·41 (95 % CI 0·22, 0·62). Most programmes were targeted at mothers; two were targeted at expectant fathers. Conclusions: Workplace programmes may be effective in promoting breast-feeding among employed mothers and partners of employed fathers. However, no randomised controlled trials were identified, and better-quality research on workplace interventions to improve breast-feeding is needed
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |