SynthesisBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020
Cost-effectiveness evidence for strategies to promote or support breastfeeding: a systematic search and narrative literature review.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evidence for incentive-based strategies to promote breastfeeding: a systematic literature review of randomised controlled trials.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Economic evaluations of human milk for very preterm infants: a systematic review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 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
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- Bonding, Relaxation, Separation, and Connection: Expressing Human Milk While Videoconferencing with the Hospitalized Premature Infant.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2022Trial
- Cost-utility and cost-effectiveness analysis of an AI-driven platform for standard postnatal care and breastfeeding: results from the COMLACT study.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2026Article
- Scaling Smart: The Potential of Digital Strategies to Promote Breastfeeding in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Enhancing breastfeeding outcomes in postpartum women with insufficient breast milk supply: protocol for a six-month longitudinal randomized trial of self-administered acupressure.International breastfeeding journal · 2026Article
- Understanding practices of lactation and infant feeding together with women with HIV: the UPLIFT observational study protocol.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Determination of mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and mindful breastfeeding levels and their relationship.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Burden of low birth weight and short gestation from 1990-2021 and projection to 2050: assessment against 2030 malnutrition reduction targets.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Importance Assigned to Breastfeeding by Spanish Pregnant Women and Associated Factors: A Survey-Based Multivariate Linear Correlation Study.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Correlates of Sub-Optimal Feeding Practices among under-5 Children amid Escalating Crises in Lebanon: A National Representative Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Exclusive Breastfeeding and Vitamin D Supplementation: A Positive Synergistic Effect on Prevention of Childhood Infections?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol #2: Guidelines for Birth Hospitalization Discharge of Breastfeeding Dyads, Revised 2022.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2022Article
- How much does it cost to implement the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative training step in the United States and Mexico?PloS one · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundGlobal health policy recommends exclusive breastfeeding until infants are 6 months. Little is known about the cost-effectiveness of breastfeeding promotion strategies. This paper presents a systematic search and narrative review of economic evaluations of strategies to support or promote breastfeeding. The aim of the review is to bring together current knowledge to guide researchers and commissioners towards potentially cost-effective strategies to promote or support breastfeeding.
methodsSearches were conducted of electronic databases, including MEDLINE and Scopus, for economic evaluations relevant to breastfeeding, published up to August 2019. Records were screened against pre-specified inclusion/exclusion criteria and quality was assessed using a published checklist. Costs reported in included studies underwent currency conversion and inflation to a single year and currency so that they could be compared. The review protocol was registered on the PROSPERO register of literature reviews (ID, CRD42019141721).
resultsThere were 212 non-duplicate citations. Four were included in the review, which generally indicated that interventions were cost-effective. Two studies reported that breastfeeding promotion for low-birth weight babies in critical care is associated with lower costs and greater health benefits than usual care and so is likely to be cost-effective. Peer-support for breastfeeding was associated with longer duration of exclusivity with costs ranging from £19-£107 per additional month (two studies).
conclusionsThere is limited published evidence on the cost-effectiveness of strategies to promote breastfeeding, although the quality of the current evidence is reasonably high. Future studies should integrate evaluations of the effectiveness of strategies with economic analyses.
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