Table 2.

Assessment of guideline quality by AGREE II tool

	MHW 2 (%)	MHW 3 (%)	MHW 4 (%)	RWH 3 (%)	HMBANA (%)	WHO (%)
Scope and purpose	97	94	94	89	78	94
Stakeholder involvement	42	61	50	25	22	100
Rigor of development	16	13	13	9	44	56
Clarity and presentation	92	89	89	92	94	100
Applicability	25	58	38	40	29	96
Editorial independence	13	25	25	13	50	100

MHW 2 Breast milk Expression Procedure (2012) from Mercy Hospital for Women [18], MHW 3 Breast Milk Expressing Equipment Management Procedure (2014) from Mercy, Hospital for Women [19], MHW 4 Expressed Breast Milk (EBM): Storage and Management in Neonatal Services, Procedure from Mercy Hospital for Women [20], RWH 3 Infant Feeding: Expressed Breast Milk: Management in Newborn Services from, Royal Women’s Hospital [37], HMBANA Best Practice for Expressing, Storing and Handling Human Milk in Hospitals, Homes, and Child Care Settings.© HMBANA. 3rd Edition from Human Milk Banking Association of North America [30], WHO Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative - revised, updated and expanded for integrated care, Section 3 - Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in a Baby-Friendly Hospital. A 20-hour course for maternity staff from the World Health Organization, UNICEF and Wellstart [31]