Table 4.

The effect of suboptimal breastfeeding on selected outcomes in neonates

Outcome	Reference Category	Predominant	Partial	Not
Diarrhea Incidence	Exclusive	-
	Predominant		1.67 (0.50-5.52)[27]	0.69 (0.09-5.49)[27]
	Partial			0.41 (0.05-3.68)[27]
Diarrhea Prevalence	Exclusive
	Predominant		4.44 (2.42-8.16)[27]	1.83 (0.73-4.60[27]
	Partial			0.41 (0.17-1.00)[27]
Diarrhea Mortality	Exclusive
	Predominant		1.40 (0.13-15.42)[19]
	Partial
All-Cause Mortality	Exclusive	1.41 (1.00-1.99)[19,24]	2.96 (0.75-11.69)[19,24]	1.75 (0.30-10.26)[19]
	Predominant		1.33 (0.61-2.91)[19]	1.94 (0.59-6.43)[19]
	Partial			1.46 (0.40-5.29)[19]

*Effect reported as RR (95% CI)^[Ref]