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Updated Recommendation
A new evidence synthesis was published:2022, WHO recommendations for care of the preterm or low-birth-weight infant.
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GuidelineGuidelines on optimal feeding of low birth-weight infants in low- and middle-income countries
Year of Publication2011
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Retired
Very low birth weight infants who are fed mother’s own milk or donor human milk should be given daily calcium (120-140 mg/kg per day) and phosphorus (60-90 mg/kg per day) supplementation during the first months of life
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low