Crown‐heel length (mm) · preterm infants after hospital discharge
2 findings from 1 review
Head circumference (mm) · preterm infants after hospital discharge
2 findings from 1 review
Mental development index (MDI) at 18 months · preterm infants after hospital discharge
1 finding from 1 review
Weight (kg) · preterm infants after hospital discharge
2 findings from 1 review
Rate of weight gain (g/kg/day) · preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Linear growth (cm/week) · preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Growth velocity, head circumference, mm/d, end of intervention · preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Neurodevelopmental disability · preterm or low birth weight infants
Formula showed no clear difference in neurodevelopmental disability compared with donor breast milk (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · preterm or low birth weight infants
Formula showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with donor breast milk (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Necrotising enterocolitis · preterm or low birth weight infants
Formula probably leads to higher necrotising enterocolitis compared with donor breast milk (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Episodes of abdominal distention > 2 cm · exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Episodes of gastric residuals3 > 50% of last feed remaining · exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Days until 420 joules per kilogram · exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Necrotising enterocolitis · exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Mortality before hospital discharge · exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Invasive infection (any organism) · exclusively formula‐fed preterm or low birth weight infants
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Weight gain · promoting short‐term growth of preterm infants
2 findings from 1 review
Length gain, cm/week (high MCT vs low MCT) · promoting short‐term growth of preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review
Growth: head circumference (cm/week) · promoting short‐term growth of preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review
Skinfold thickness gain (mm/week) (high MCT vs low MCT) · promoting short‐term growth of preterm infants
1 finding from 1 review