Table 8 Summary of Publications Included in the Realist Analysis Following a Pretest-Posttest Design. Realist Review on “How Do Breastfeeding Workplace Interventions Work?”
From: How do breastfeeding workplace interventions work?: a realist review
PRETEST-POSTTEST DESIGN | |
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Lead Author; Publication Year | Katcher et al. [37]; 1985 |
Study Population | Female employees of Department of Pediatrics at Hunterdon Medical Center, New Jersey; Pretest group (N = 19): Mothers who took maternity leave between September 12, 1979 and May 27, 1981, before support program was implemented; Posttest group (N = 22): Mothers who returned to work between July 2, 1981 and January 7, 1983, after support program was implemented |
Country | USA |
Intervention | Lactation room Electric breast pump (stored in the office of the Employee Health Service) Assistance by Employee Health Service (pump instruction, access to lactation room, information about BM storage and use at home) Refrigerator to store expressed BM BF counseling |
Outcomes | BF initiation: 16 out of 19 (pretest) vs. 22 out of 22 (posttest) Discontinuation of BF before RTW: 7 out of 16 (pretest) vs. 0 out of 22 (posttest), p < 0.003 Average EBF duration (weeks): 10.6 (pretest) vs. 12.1 (posttest), p < 0.003 Average total BF duration (months): 6.0 (pretest) vs. 11.7 (posttest), p < 0.003 |
Lead Author; Publication Year | Rea et al. [48]; 1997 |
Study Population | Women working in factories in São Paulo (70% blue collar workers) who are in their third pregnancy trimester; Interview in third pregnancy trimester (N = 76); Re-interview after RTW (N = 69) |
Country | Brazil |
Intervention | Childcare at worksite Lactation room for BM extraction and BM storage Schedule flexibility Not working in production line |
Outcomes | Factors associated with longer BF duration: • Higher socioeconomic status • Childcare at worksite • Lactation room for BM extraction and BM storage • Not working during weekend • Not working in production line |
Lead Author; Publication Year | Yimyam et al. [51]; 2014 |
Study Population | Employed mothers; Pretest group: N = 24; Posttest group: N = 33 |
Country | Thailand |
Intervention | BF education by nurse-midwives and/or lactation consultants in cooperation with nurses at the workplace BF support by nurse-midwives and/or lactation consultants in cooperation with nurses at the workplace Lactation room BF support campaigns at the workplace |
Outcomes | EBF rate at 6 months: 4.2% (pretest) vs. 36.4% (posttest), p = 0.004 Any BF rate at 6 months: 29.2% (pretest) vs. 57.6% (posttest), p = 0.033 |