ArticlePublic health nutrition2020
Current practice in the introduction of solid foods for preterm infants.
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- Complementary Feeding in Preterm Infants: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
- Timing of Complementary Feeding in Preterm Infants and Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- Preterm Infants on Early Solid Foods and Neurodevelopmental Outcome-A Secondary Outcome Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Timepoints for Introduction of Standardized Complementary Food in Preterm Infants.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Long-term breastfeeding outcomes in very preterm infants: predictors and challenges.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Observational
- Introduction of Solid Foods in Preterm Infants and Its Impact on Growth in the First Year of Life-A Prospective Observational Study.Nutrients · 2024Observational
- Complementary Feeding: Tradition, Innovation and Pitfalls.Nutrients · 2024Review
- [Introduction of complementary feeding and associated factors in preterm and low birthweight newborns: a prospective cohort study].Cadernos de saude publica · 2024Article
- Observational
- Complementary feeding in preterm infants: a position paper by Italian neonatal, paediatric and paediatric gastroenterology joint societies.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe present study compared the age of first solid foods in a cohort of preterm infants with term infants and identified factors influencing timing of solid food introduction.
designStructured interviews on infant feeding practices, growth and medical status at term equivalence and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months corrected postnatal age. The age of solid food introduction was compared between term and preterm infants, and the influence of maternal, infant and milk feeding factors was assessed.
settingThis prospective longitudinal study recruited primary carers of preterm and term infants from a regional metropolitan referral hospital in eastern Australia.
participantsOne hundred and fifty infants (preterm, n 85; term, n 65).
resultsWhen corrected for prematurity, preterm infants received solid foods before the recommended age for the introduction of solid foods for term infants. Median introduction of solid foods for preterm infants was 14 weeks corrected age (range 12-17 weeks). This was significantly less than 19 weeks (range 17-21 weeks) for term infants (P < 0·001). Lower maternal education and male gender were associated with earlier introduction of solid foods among preterm infants.
conclusionsPreterm infants are introduced to solid foods earlier than recommended for term infants, taking account of their corrected age. Further research is needed to assess any risk or benefit associated with this pattern and thus to develop clear evidence-based feeding guidelines for preterm infants.
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