Systematic Reviews on Baby Feeding

Follow the links below to find summaries of systematic reviews of the evidence for the effectiveness of special types of baby feeding.
Reviewed February 2009

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Title:	Percutaneous central venous catheters versus peripheral cannulae for delivery of parenteral nutrition in neonates
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	More trials are needed to determine whether delivering nutrition into superficial or deep veins is better for newborn infants. Preterm or sick newborn infants are often fed with a special nutrient solution that is delivered directly into the veins. The ...
Date:	Jul 2008

Title:	Erythromycin for the prevention and treatment of feeding intolerance in preterm infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is not enough evidence to show any benefit from erythromycin used in large or small doses for the prevention or treatment of feeding problems in premature infants. Premature infants who need intensive care often have feeding problems. Frequently, ...
Date:	Feb 2008

Title:	Slow advancement of enteral feed volumes to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very low birth weight infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is insufficient evidence to determine whether slowly advancing the volume of milk feeds given to very low birth weight infants reduces the incidence of necrotising enterocolitis.Very low birth weight infants (birth weight less than 1500 grams) are...
Date:	Jan 2008

Title:	Continuous nasogastric milk feeding versus intermittent bolus milk feeding for premature infants less than 1500 grams
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is no difference in time to achieve full feedings in low birth weight premature infants fed milk through a tube into the stomach either on a continuous basis or over 10 to 20 minutes every two to three hours. Premature infants born weighing less t...
Date:	Dec 2007

Title:	High versus low medium chain triglyceride content of formula for promoting short-term growth of preterm infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Most very low birth weight infants grow slowly in hospital after delivery. This causes concern because poor growth can link to neurodevelopmental impairments including decreased cognitive ability (IQ), speech, and reading skills when school-aged. Fat pr...
Date:	Sep 2007

Title:	Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in infants born at term
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	It has been suggested that low levels of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) found in formula milk may contribute to lower IQ levels and vision skills in term infants. Some milk formulas with added LCPUFA are commercially available. This rev...
Date:	Sep 2007

Title:	Longchain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in preterm infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is not enough evidence to show the effect of supplementing baby formulas for preterm babies with fat supplements to improve early sight development and intelligence. Babies fed with breast milk are believed to have more mature sight skills and a h...
Date:	Aug 2007

Title:	Early discharge with home support of gavage feeding for stable preterm infants who have not established full oral feeds
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is not enough strong evidence regarding the effects of early home discharge for preterm babies who are stable but still need gavage (tube) feeds. Babies born preterm (before 37 weeks) are not usually discharged from hospital until they are able to...
Date:	Aug 2007

Title:	Nutrient-enriched formula milk versus human breast milk for preterm infants following hospital discharge
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Preterm infants are often much smaller than term infants by the time that they are discharged home from hospital. This review sought evidence that feeding these infants with nutrient-enriched formula milk rather than breast milk would increase growth ra...
Date:	Jul 2007

Title:	Formula milk versus maternal breast milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Formula milk may contain more nutrients than maternal breast milk but it lacks the antibodies and other substances present in breast milk that protect and develop the immature gut of preterm or low birth weight infants. No trials that compared feeding w...
Date:	Jul 2007

Title:	Formula milk versus donor breast milk for feeding preterm or low birth weight infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	When a mother's own breast milk is not available for feeding her preterm or low birth weight infant, the alternatives are either formula milk or expressed breast milk from a donor mother ("donor breast milk"). Review of eight randomised controlled trial...
Date:	Jun 2007

Title:	Probiotics in infants for prevention of allergic disease and food hypersensitivity
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	There is insufficient evidence to recommend the addition of probiotics to infant feeds for prevention of allergic disease or food reactions. Reactions to foods and allergies (including asthma, eczema and hay fever) are common and may be increasing in de...
Date:	Jun 2007

Title:	Transpyloric versus gastric tube feeding for preterm infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Preterm infants often have poor co-ordination of sucking and swallowing and this can delay the establishment of safe oral feeding. Enteral feeds may be delivered through a catheter passed via the nose or the mouth into the stomach or upper small bowel. ...
Date:	Mar 2007

Title:	Formulas containing hydrolysed protein for prevention of allergy and food intolerance in infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	When babies are not exclusively breastfed, use of hydrolysed infant formula instead of ordinary cow's milk formula may reduce allergies in babies and children, although further studies are needed to confirm this. Infant formulas have been designed to tr...
Date:	Jul 2006

Title:	Higher versus lower protein intake in formula-fed low birth weight infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Dietary protein is needed for normal growth and development. The protein intake required for growth of the low birth weight infant has been estimated by the growth rate of the fetus to be 3.5 to 4 g/kg/day. Controlling the amount is particularly importa...
Date:	Oct 2005

Title:	Lactase treated feeds to promote growth and feeding tolerance in preterm infants
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Very low birth weight preterm infant are often fed through a tube into a vein (parenterally) as adequate growth and nutrition is important for lung and nerve development. Early feeding via the gut (enterally) stimulates motility and digestive activity a...

Title:	Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Squeezable rather than rigid bottles may be easier to use for feeding babies with cleft lip and/or palate, and there is weak evidence that breastfeeding is better than spoon-feeding following cleft lip surgery.Only four studies (including 232 babies) co...
Date:	May 2004

Title:	Early intravenous nutrition for the prevention of neonatal jaundice
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Plain language summary will be included with future review update....

Title:	Carnitine supplementation of parenterally fed neonates
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Not enough evidence that carnitine supplements improve weight gain in parenterally fed newborns. Preterm newborns (born before 37 weeks) frequently need extra nutritional supplements parenterally (given other ways than by the mouth). Carnitine is an ami...
Date:	Aug 2000

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