SynthesisMaternal & child nutrition2018
Effectiveness of interventions on breastfeeding self-efficacy and perceived insufficient milk supply: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 178 citations in OpenAlex.
- Family-Centred Breastfeeding Interventions to Improve Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing open · 2026Pooled it
- Breastfeeding experiences of women with perinatal mental health problems: a systematic review and thematic synthesis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Psychometrics of the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale and short form: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Risk factors for self-reported insufficient milk during the first 6 months of life: A systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- Effectiveness of interventions on breastfeeding self-efficacy and perceived insufficient milk supply: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- The Effects of Interventions During Pregnancy to Improve Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPooled it
- The effect of gamified breastfeeding education on breastfeeding self-efficacy and ınfant feeding attitudes of pregnant women: a randomized controlled study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Trial
- Effect of Educational Program on Maternal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2025Trial
- Factors Associated With Prelacteal Feeding of Commercial Milk Formula: An Analysis of Cohort Data From the BADUTA Study in Indonesia.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Trial
- A Mobile-Based Approach to Enhance Knowledge of Infant and Young Child Feeding Among Teenage Mothers in Nigeria: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- A randomized controlled trial of the Happy, Healthy, Loved personalized text-message program for new parent couples: impact on breastfeeding self-efficacy and mood.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- Information and practices of antenatal colostrum expression: a cross-sectional study of pregnant women in Norway.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Successful Design and Assessment of a Breastfeeding Support Program Using Intervention Mapping.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2026Article
- Defining lactation outcomes, milk composition, and breastfeeding safety for women with chronic kidney disease: protocol for a prospective observational study.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- An estimation of the effect of finding nurses helpful on early breastfeeding exclusivity mediated via breastfeeding self-efficacy, using a counterfactual approach and G-computation.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Genomic characterization of normal and aberrant human milk production.Science advances · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of a theory‑based health education program on self-efficacy and breastfeeding behaviors continuity of working mothers in Iran.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effect of nurse-led intervention on postpartum wellbeing and parental competence among primi postnatal mothers at selected primary health centers, Chennai.Bioinformation · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Telemedicine-Based Intervention on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- An exploration of prenatal breastfeeding self-efficacy: a scoping review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
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Abstract
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess the efficacy on an intervention on breastfeeding self-efficacy and perceived insufficient milk supply outcomes. The literature search was conducted among 6 databases (CINAHL, Medline, PsyncInfo, Scopus, Cochrane, and ProQuest) in between January 2000 to June 2016. Two reviewers independently assessed the articles for the following inclusion criteria: experimental or quasi-experimental studies; healthy pregnant women participants intending to breastfeed or healthy breastfeeding women who gave birth to a term singleton and healthy baby; intervention administered could have been educational, support, psycho-social, or breastfeeding self-efficacy based, offered in prenatal or postnatal or both, in person, over the phone, or with the support of e-technologies; breastfeeding self-efficacy or perceived insufficient milk supply as outcomes. Seventeen studies were included in this review; 12 were randomized controlled trials. Most interventions were self-efficacy based provided on 1-to-1 format. Meta-analysis of RCTs revealed that interventions significantly improved breastfeeding self-efficacy during the first 4 to 6 weeks (SMD = 0.40, 95% CI 0.11-0.69, p = 0.006). This further impact exclusive breastfeeding duration. Only 1 study reported data on perceived insufficient milk supply. Women who have made the choice to breastfeed should be offered breastfeeding self-efficacy-based interventions during the perinatal period. Although significant effect of the interventions in improving maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy was revealed by this review, there is still a paucity of evidence on the mode, format, and intensity of interventions. Research on the modalities of breastfeeding self-efficacy should be pursued.
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