Cochrane · systematic review · CD007901
Supplementation with long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) to breastfeeding mothers for improving child growth and development
Delgado‐Noguera, MF, Calvache, JA, Bonfill Cosp, X, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Pregnancy and ChildbirthAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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 4 · 66.7%Moderate 2 · 33.3%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
Fatty acid supplementation versus placebo compared with improving child growth and development for
Population: Breastfeeding mothers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Language development ‐ Beyond 24 months Fatty acid supplementation vs placebo compared with improving child growth and development for | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 187 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Intelligence or problem‐solving ability ‐ Beyond 24 months Fatty acid supplementation vs placebo compared with improving child growth and development for | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 238 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Psychomotor development ‐ Beyond 24 months Fatty acid supplementation vs placebo compared with improving child growth and development for | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 113 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Child attention ‐ Long term beyond 24 months Fatty acid supplementation vs placebo compared with improving child growth and development for | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 110 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Child visual acuity ‐ Long term beyond 24 months Fatty acid supplementation vs placebo compared with improving child growth and development for | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 111 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Child weight ‐ Long term beyond 24 months Fatty acid supplementation vs placebo compared with improving child growth and development for | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 414 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |