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Bortolini and Vitolo (2012); Brazil

Scale/Scope:
1 hospital
Evaluation Design:
RCT – 397 newborns (163intervention, 234 control)
Outcomes
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at… < 1 month
Results:
33.3% vs. 48%
P-values/CIs:
p=0.004
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at…= or > 4 months
Results:
45.1% vs. 28.6%
P-values/CIs:
p=0.001
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% EBF at…= or > 6 months
Results:
19.1% vs. 8.2%
P-values/CIs:
p=0.001
High Impact Practices:
Exclusive breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding at… - at 6 months
Results:
66.3% vs. 55.6%
P-values/CIs:
p=0.04
High Impact Practices:
Continued breastfeeding
Outcomes Measured:
% breastfeeding at…- at 12 months
Results:
52.8% vs. 41.9%
P-values/CIs:
p=0.04
High Impact Practices:
Continued breastfeeding