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.