Intervention not reported
Intraventricular haemorrhage (grades III and IV) · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention probably leads to lower intraventricular haemorrhage (grades III and IV) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Periventricular leukomalacia · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention probably leads to lower periventricular leukomalacia (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Survivors at discharge from hospital without severe IVH, PVL, ROP · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention showed no clear difference in survivors at discharge from hospital without severe IVH, PVL, ROP (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Use of one or more red blood cell transfusions (low and high dose of EPO) during initial hospital stay · preterm infants with low birth weight
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes use of one or more red blood cell transfusions (low and high dose of… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Necrotising Enterocolitis ≥ Bell's stage 2 during initial hospital stay · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention showed no clear difference in necrotising Enterocolitis ≥ Bell's stage 2 during initial hospital… (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mortality during initial hospital stay (all causes) · preterm infants with low birth weight
The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality during initial hospital stay (all causes) (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Retinopathy of prematurity (all stages or stage not reported) during initial hospital stay · preterm infants with low birth weight
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes retinopathy of prematurity (all stages or stage not reported) during… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Retinopathy of prematurity (stage ≥ 3) during initial hospital stay · preterm infants with low birth weight
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes retinopathy of prematurity (stage ≥ 3) during initial hospital stay (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of weight gain (g/kg/day) · preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Growth: head circumference (cm/week) · 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
Growth restriction (z‐score of weight) at hospital discharge · preterm or low birth weight infants
1 finding from 1 review
Necrotising enterocolitis · preterm or low birth weight infants
It is very uncertain whether early full enteral feeding changes necrotising enterocolitis compared with delayed or progressive feeding (very low certainty).
1 finding 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