Fig 1.
Flow diagram of included and excluded studies.
Table 1.
Characteristics of included studies.
Fig 2.
Pooled relative risk and 95% confidence intervals for the effect of community-based peer support for mothers on duration of exclusive breastfeeding in low- and middle income countries.
Fig 3.
Pooled relative risk and 95% confidence intervals for the effect of community-based peer support for mothers on duration of exclusive breastfeeding in high income countries.
Fig 4.
Pooled relative risk and 95% confidence intervals for the effect of community-based peer support for mothers on initiation of breastfeeding within the first hour of life in low- and middle income countries.
Fig 5.
Pooled relative risk and 95% confidence intervals for the effect of community-based peer support for mothers on prelacteal feeding in low and middle income countries.
Fig 6.
Pooled relative risk and confidence intervals for the effect of community-based peer support for mothers on exclusive breastfeeding at six months (subgroup analysis by type of the interventions).