Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Prepared by:
Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-Based Practice Center
Boston, Massachusetts
under Contract No. 290-02-0022
Investigators:
Mei Chung, MPH, Project Leader
Stanley Ip, MD
Winifred Yu, MS, RD
Gowri Raman, MD
Thomas Trikalinos, MD, PhD
Deirdre DeVine, MLitt, Project Manager
Joseph Lau, MD, Principal Investigator
AHRQ Publication No. 09-05126-EF-1
October 2008
This report is based on research conducted by the Tufts-New England Medical Center
Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0022). The findings
and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for
its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in
this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers,
policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care
services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for
clinical judgment.
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without
permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction
is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
Suggested Citation:
Chung M, Ip S, Yu W, Raman G, Trikalinos T, DeVine D, Lau J. Interventions in Primary
Care to Promote Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review. Prepared for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality by the Tufts-New England Medical Center
Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No. 290-02-0022. AHRQ Publication No.
08-05125-EF-1. Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
October 2008.
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Prepared by:
Tufts-New England Medical Center Evidence-Based Practice Center
Boston, Massachusetts
under Contract No. 290-02-0022
Investigators:
Mei Chung, MPH, Project Leader
Stanley Ip, MD
Winifred Yu, MS, RD
Gowri Raman, MD
Thomas Trikalinos, MD, PhD
Deirdre DeVine, MLitt, Project Manager
Joseph Lau, MD, Principal Investigator
AHRQ Publication No. 09-05126-EF-1
October 2008
This report is based on research conducted by the Tufts-New England Medical Center
Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) under contract to the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ), Rockville, MD (Contract No. 290-02-0022). The findings
and conclusions in this document are those of the author(s), who are responsible for
its content, and do not necessarily represent the views of AHRQ. No statement in
this report should be construed as an official position of AHRQ or of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
The information in this report is intended to help clinicians, employers,
policymakers, and others make informed decisions about the provision of health care
services. This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for
clinical judgment.
This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without
permission except those copyrighted materials noted for which further reproduction
is prohibited without the specific permission of copyright holders.
Suggested Citation:
Chung M, Ip S, Yu W, Raman G, Trikalinos T, DeVine D, Lau J. Interventions in Primary
Care to Promote Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review. Prepared for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality by the Tufts-New England Medical Center
Evidence-based Practice Center, under Contract No. 290-02-0022. AHRQ Publication No.
08-05125-EF-1. Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
October 2008.
