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Effect of Antenatal Breastfeeding Counseling on Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding in India: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Systematic review examines antenatal counseling's effect on early and exclusive breastfeeding in India, suggesting effective strategies.

To assess the impact of antenatal breastfeeding counseling on early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months.
Conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and other study types.
Included nine studies with a total of 14,414 participants, focusing on early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding.
Analyzed results using a random-effects model and performed subgroup analyses.
Breastfeeding counseling significantly increased early initiation of breastfeeding rates (EIBF) with p=0.019.
Exclusive breastfeeding rates improved due to the interventions, particularly when delivered one-on-one.
The most effective counseling was from trained health care workers, regardless of timing or setting.

Purohit et al. (2026) studied this question.

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