Balanced protein and energy supplementation vs no intervention or control intervention (control): Small‐for‐gestational age
Balanced protein and energy supplementation probably leads to lower small‐for‐gestational age compared with control or no intervention (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Balanced protein and energy supplementation vs control or no intervention Small‐for‐gestational age · pregnant women Balanced protein and energy supplementation probably leads to lower small‐for‐gestational age compared with control or no intervention (moderate certainty). Antenatal dietary education and supplementation to increase energy and protein intake (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.79 [0.69, 0.9] | 7 studies · 4408 participants | Moderate |
Balanced protein and energy supplementation vs control or no intervention Small‐for‐gestational age · Pregnant women Balanced protein and energy supplementation probably leads to lower small‐for‐gestational age compared with control or no intervention (moderate certainty). Antenatal dietary education and supplementation to increase energy and protein intake (2012) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD000032.PUB2, superseded | RR 0.79 [0.69, 0.9] | 7 studies · 4408 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal dietary education and supplementation to increase energy and protein intake 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.