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March 24, 2026Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Effect of structured breastfeeding early intervention package for babies born at less than 34 weeks gestation on exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months—a quasi-experimental study

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SASyed Moiz AhmedAMArti MariaDMDivya Mishra

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Overview

Quasi-experimental study finds structured intervention improves exclusive breastfeeding rates in preterm infants, suggesting enhanced support is beneficial.

Key Points

  • The study aims to compare the effects of a structured early intervention package on exclusive breastfeeding rates for preterm infants born at less than 34 weeks gestation.
  • Participants included mother-infant dyads born at less than 34 weeks.
  • Divided into control and intervention groups, both receiving breastfeeding counseling.
  • Control group received routine WHO guideline counseling; intervention group received structured counseling with educational materials and support throughout hospitalization.
  • Breast milk output was measured at specific days post-delivery.
  • Exclusive breastfeeding rates were assessed at 6 months.
  • Exclusive breastfeeding rate at 6 months was significantly higher in the intervention group (75.0%) compared to control (47.3%), P=.015.
  • Breast milk output on day 3 was significantly higher in the intervention group, P=.008.

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Ahmed et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c22975aeb5a845df0d3ecchttps://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmag007
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