The review summarizes studies related to each of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and studies combining steps; to the extent possible, only experimental and quasi-experimental studies were included. The purpose of the document was to review the evidence for the efficacy of the "Ten Steps" and to provide a tool for advocacy and education.

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World Health Organization, Division of Child Health and Development [Internet]. 1998 [cited 2013 Jan 15]; Geneva: Evidence for the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. Available from http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/evidence_ten_step_eng.pdf