Cochrane · systematic review · CD002971
Formula versus donor breast milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants
Quigley, M, Embleton, ND, McGuire, W · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 100%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Show all 2 versionsFormula versus donor breast milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants
Population: preterm or low birth weight infants
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Weight gain (g/kg/day) Formula vs donor breast milk | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 1028 participants | Moderate |
Linear growth (crown‐heel length mm/week) Formula vs donor breast milk | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 820 participants | Moderate |
Head growth (mm/week) Formula vs donor breast milk | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 894 participants | Moderate |
Neurodevelopmental disability Formula vs donor breast milk | RR 1.21 [0.62, 2.35] | 2 studies · 400 participants | Moderate |
All‐cause mortality Formula vs donor breast milk | RR 1.1 [0.8, 1.5] | 7 studies · 1527 participants | Moderate |
Necrotising enterocolitis Formula vs donor breast milk | RR 1.87 [1.23, 2.85] | 9 studies · 1675 participants | Moderate |