SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2020
Effectiveness of Internet-Based Electronic Technology Interventions on Breastfeeding Outcomes: Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Journal of medical Internet research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 43 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Does Watson's Human Caring Theory-based Breastfeeding Educational and Support Programme Affects Mothers Breastfeeding Self-efficacy, Duration, Definitions and Satisfaction?: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Promotion of Breast Milk Donation in Breastfeeding Mothers Through a Mobile Health Intervention Utilizing an Innovative Technological Tool
Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impacts of mobile health interventions on infant and young child feeding in LMICs: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of real-time telelactation intervention on breastfeeding outcomes among employed mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Breastfeeding interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Mobile applications for promoting and supporting breastfeeding: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Maternal & child nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Development of a breastfeeding co-parenting intervention program for couples with primiparas: a program development process study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of mHealth Apps for Maternal Health Care Delivery: Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- The benefits, challenges and impacts of accessing social media group support for breastfeeding: A systematic review.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Pooled it
- The effect of breastfeeding experience presented with virtual reality on breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding motivation: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Trial
- The effect of a Web-Based BF education program for adolescent pregnant women in the third trimester on BF practices.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Trial
- Effectiveness of a Mobile Breastfeeding Monitoring Tool Among Mothers in WeChat Groups on Breastfeeding Exclusivity and Self-Efficacy: Intention-to-Treat and Per-Protocol Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
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- Effectiveness of WeChat for Improving Exclusive Breastfeeding in Huzhu County China: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2020Trial
- Agile Development and Testing of a Gamified Human Milk Feeding Education Mobile App for Participants of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children: Co-Design Approach.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Mobile Apps and Websites With Breastfeeding-Related Content in Germany: Cross-Sectional and Evaluation Study.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2026Article
- Breastfeeding Education Across the Perinatal Period: A Descriptive Exploratory Pre-Implementation Study.Journal of mother and child · 2026Article
- Increasing breastfeeding literacy: A preliminary study to develop an AI-based chatbot.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Article
- Breastfeeding and Early Infant Feeding Practices Among Women in the Hunter New England Region of New South Wales, Australia: A Cross Sectional Study.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- A Mobile App for Promoting Breastfeeding-Friendly Communities in Hong Kong: Design and Development Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Subjectively-measured Environmental Support for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Breastfeeding in the Rural United States: A Scoping Review to Inform Opportunities for Public Health Surveillance.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2025Article
- Objectively-measured Environmental Support for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Breastfeeding in the Rural United States: A Scoping Review to Inform Opportunities for Public Health Surveillance.Journal of healthy eating and active living · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundSupporting women to initiate and continue breastfeeding is a global challenge. A range of breastfeeding interventions employing electronic technologies (e-technologies) are being developed, which offer different delivery modes and features over the internet; however, the impact of internet-based e-technologies on breastfeeding outcomes remains unclear.
objectiveThis study aimed to identify the characteristics of current internet-based breastfeeding interventions employing e-technologies and investigate the effects of internet-based e-technologies on breastfeeding outcomes.
methodsA systematic search was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines in the following databases: Scopus, Web of Science, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, the Association for Computing Machinery, SpringerLink, and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Xplore.
resultsThis systematic review included 16 studies published between 2007 and 2018, with 4018 women in 8 countries. The characteristics of the interventions were grouped based on (1) mode of delivery (web-based, mobile phone apps, and computer kiosk), (2) purpose of the interventions (education and support), and (3) key strategies (monitoring and breastfeeding tracking, personalization, online discussion forum, web-based consultation, and breastfeeding station locators). Combining educational activities with web-based personalized support through discussion forums appeared to be the most effective way to improve breastfeeding outcomes and long-term exclusive breastfeeding rates. Monitoring and breastfeeding trackers appeared to be the least effective ways.
conclusionsThis study demonstrated a variety of internet-based e-technologies that professionals can use to promote, educate, and support breastfeeding women. Future internet-based breastfeeding interventions employing e-technologies might consider improving interaction with mothers and personalizing the content of the proposed interventions.
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