Evidence
Related Cochrane reviews
Optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding
Kramer MS, Kakuma R. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2012; Issue 8. Art. No.: CD003517.
Summary of this review 
Other related systematic reviews
The association between breastfeeding and childhood obesity: a meta-analysis
Yan J, Liu L, Zhu Y, Huang G, Wang PP. BMC Public Health. 2014; 14:1267.
Systematic review and meta-analyses of risk factors for childhood overweight identifiable during infancy
Weng SF, Redsell SA, Swift JA, Yang M, Glazebrook CP. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2012; 97(12):1019-26.
Long-term consequences of breastfeeding on cholesterol, obesity, systolic blood pressure and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Horta BL, Loret de Mola C, Victora CG. Acta Paediatrica. 2015; 104: 30–37.
Breastfeeding and intelligence: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Horta BL, Loret de Mola C, Victora CG. Acta Paediatrica. 2015; 104: 14-9.
Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Chowdhury R, Sinha B, Sankar MJ, Taneja S, Bhandari N, Rollins N, et al. Acta Paediatrica. 2015; 104: 96–113.
Optimal breastfeeding practices and infant and child mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Sankar MJ, Sinha B, Chowdhury R, Bhandari N, Taneja S, Martines J, Bahl R. Acta Paediatrica. 2015; 104: 3–13.
Cost-effectiveness analyses
Scaling-up exclusive breastfeeding support programmes: the example of KwaZulu-Natal
Desmond C, Bland RM, Boyce G, Coovadia HM, Coutsoudis A, Rollins N, Newell ML.
PLoS One. 2008; 3(6):e2454.
The FEeding Support Team (FEST) randomised, controlled feasibility trial of proactive and reactive telephone support for breastfeeding women living in disadvantaged areas
Hoddinott P, Craig L, Maclennan G, Boyers D, Vale L; NHS Grampian and the University of Aberdeen FEST Project Team
BMJ Open. 2012 Apr 24;2(2):e000652.
Potential economic impacts from improving breastfeeding rates in the UK
Pokhrel S, Quigley MA, Fox-Rushby J, McCormick F, Williams A, Trueman P, et al.
Arch Dis Child. 2015; 100(4):334-40.
Cost-effectiveness of peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda
Chola L, Fadnes LT, Engebretsen IM, Nkonki L, Nankabirwa V, Sommerfelt H, et al.
PLoS One. 2015; 10(11):e0142718.
