SynthesisActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2015
Postnatal growth in preterm infants and later health outcomes: a systematic review.
Synthesis in Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03839173 (Growth and Nutritional Status of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Fed a High Protein Exclusive Human Milk Diet), which is not on this map. Cited by 161 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Growth and Nutritional Status of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Fed a High Protein Exclusive Human Milk Diet
Who cites it
161 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 302 citations in OpenAlex.
- The association between rapid growth and lipid profile: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Intelligence Quotient (IQ) in school-aged preterm infants: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Determinants of rapid infant weight gain: A pooled analysis of seven cohorts.Pediatric obesity · 2022Pooled it
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- Macrolides for the prevention and treatment of feeding intolerance in preterm low birth weight infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of pediatrics · 2021Pooled it
- Growth patterns and body composition in former extremely low birth weight (ELBW) neonates until adulthood: a systematic review.European journal of pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Accelerated weight gain, prematurity, and the risk of childhood obesity: A meta-analysis and systematic review.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
- Macronutrient Supplements in Preterm and Small-for-Gestational-Age Animals: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
- Milk feed osmolality and adverse events in newborn infants and animals: a systematic review.Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic review indicates postnatal growth in term infants born small-for-gestational-age being associated with later neurocognitive and metabolic outcomes.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2017Pooled it
- Working group reports: evaluation of the evidence to support practice guidelines for nutritional care of preterm infants-the Pre-B Project.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2016Pooled it
- Does Early Fortification of Human Milk Decrease Time to Regain Birth Weight as Compared to Late Fortification Among Preterm Infants? - A Randomized Controlled Trial.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2025Trial
- Individualized Target Fortification of Breast Milk with Protein, Carbohydrates, and Fat for Preterm Infants: Effect on Neurodevelopment.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- Glucose-regulatory hormones and growth in very preterm infants fed fortified human milk.Pediatric research · 2024Trial
- Early versus late parenteral nutrition in term and late preterm infants: a randomised controlled trial.BMJ paediatrics open · 2024Trial
- Hindmilk as a Rescue Therapy in Very Preterm Infants with Suboptimal Growth Velocity.Nutrients · 2023Trial
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- IQ Was Not Improved by Post-Discharge Fortification of Breastmilk in Very Preterm Infants.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Cortical hemodynamic activity and pain perception during insertion of feeding tubes in preterm neonates: a randomized controlled cross-over trial.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2022Trial
101 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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13 authors at 10 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
unlabelledIn preterm infants, poor postnatal growth is associated with adverse neurocognitive outcomes; conversely, rapid postnatal growth is supposedly harmful for future development of metabolic diseases.
conclusionIn this systematic review, observational studies reported consistent positive associations between postnatal weight or head growth and neurocognitive outcomes; however, there was limited evidence from the few intervention studies. Evidence linking postnatal weight gain to later adiposity and other cardiovascular disease risk factors in preterm infants was also limited.
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