What do systematic reviews say?

Early full enteral feeding vs delayed or progressive feeding

• Early full enteral feeding for preterm or low birth weight infants 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 236 participants
  Very low

Early full enteral feeding vs delayed or progressive feeding

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Early full enteral feeding for preterm or low birth weight infants 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Early full enteral feeding vs delayed or progressive feeding

• Early full enteral feeding for preterm or low birth weight infants 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 46 participants
  Low

Early full enteral feeding vs delayed or progressive feeding

It is very uncertain whether early full enteral feeding changes necrotising enterocolitis compared with delayed or progressive feeding (very low certainty).

• Early full enteral feeding for preterm or low birth weight infants 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.98 [0.38, 2.54]
  6 studies · 522 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

The intervention showed no clear difference in time to achieve full enteral feeding (days) (low certainty).

• Early erythropoiesis‐stimulating agents in preterm or low birth weight infants 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 50 participants
  Low