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- Pair‐wise comparison of exchange blood transfusion (EBT) plus 10% calcium gluconate intravenously vs EBT alone (change from baseline) · Mean ionised serum calcium levels Mean ionised serum calcium
  Prophylactic intravenous calcium therapy for exchange blood transfusion in the newborn 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 30 participants
  Very low
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- Pair‐wise comparison of exchange blood transfusion (EBT) plus 10% calcium gluconate intravenously vs EBT alone (change from baseline) · Mean total serum calcium levels Mean difference
  Prophylactic intravenous calcium therapy for exchange blood transfusion in the newborn 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 30 participants
  Very low
Direct match · question page
- Calcium supplementation vs no calcium supplementation · Length (cm) ‐ length at 6 weeks
  Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 40 participants
  Low
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- Calcium supplementation vs no calcium supplementation · Weight (g) ‐ weight at 6 weeks
  Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 40 participants
  Low
Direct match · question page
- Calcium supplementation vs no calcium supplementation · Head circumference (cm) ‐ head circumference at 6 weeks
  Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 40 participants
  Low

Pair‐wise comparison of exchange blood transfusion (EBT) plus 10% calcium gluconate intravenously vs EBT alone (change from baseline)

Serum calcium · neonates receiving EBT

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic intravenous calcium therapy for exchange blood transfusion in the newborn 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Pair‐wise comparison of exchange blood transfusion (EBT) plus 10% calcium gluconate intravenously vs EBT alone (change from baseline)

Mean ionised serum calcium levels Mean ionised serum calcium · neonates receiving EBT

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic intravenous calcium therapy for exchange blood transfusion in the newborn 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs no calcium supplementation

Weight (g) ‐ weight at 6 weeks · preterm hospitalised infants

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Low

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs no calcium supplementation

Length (cm) · preterm hospitalised infants

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Low

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs no calcium supplementation

Head circumference (cm) ‐ head circumference at 6 weeks · preterm hospitalised infants

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Low

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs no calcium supplementation

Bone fracture (neonatal) ‐ not measured · preterm hospitalised infants

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs no calcium supplementation

Growth (childhood/adulthood) ‐ not measured · preterm hospitalised infants

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs no calcium supplementation

Bone mineral density (infant/childhood/adulthood) ‐ not measured · preterm hospitalised infants

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Calcium supplementation/fortification vs no calcium supplementation

Fracture (childhood/adulthood) ‐ not measured · preterm hospitalised infants

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium and phosphorus supplementation of human milk for preterm infants 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Pair‐wise comparison of exchange blood transfusion (EBT) plus 10% calcium gluconate intravenously vs EBT alone (change from baseline)

All‐cause death Number of events · neonates receiving EBT

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic intravenous calcium therapy for exchange blood transfusion in the newborn 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Low

Pair‐wise comparison of exchange blood transfusion (EBT) plus 10% calcium gluconate intravenously vs EBT alone (change from baseline)

Adverse reaction: cardiac arrest Number of events · neonates receiving EBT

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic intravenous calcium therapy for exchange blood transfusion in the newborn 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Pair‐wise comparison of exchange blood transfusion (EBT) plus 10% calcium gluconate intravenously vs EBT alone (change from baseline)

Adverse reaction: apnoea and hypoglycaemia Number of events · neonates receiving EBT

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic intravenous calcium therapy for exchange blood transfusion in the newborn 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Vitamin D given to infants vs placebo or no treatment

Nutritional rickets ‐ biochemical Alkaline phosphatase, calcium and phosphate levels. · term breastfed infants to prevent vitamin D deficiency and improve bone health

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin D supplementation for term breastfed infants to prevent vitamin D deficiency and improve bone health 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 34 participants
Very low

Vitamin D given to lactating mothers vs placebo or no treatment

Nutritional rickets ‐ biochemical Alkaline phosphatase, calcium and phosphate levels. · term breastfed infants to prevent vitamin D deficiency and improve bone health

Vitamin D given to lactating mothers may leads to lower nutritional rickets ‐ biochemical Alkaline phosphatase, calcium and… compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Vitamin D supplementation for term breastfed infants to prevent vitamin D deficiency and improve bone health 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.06 [0.01, 0.44]
2 studies · 229 participants
Low