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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 not routinely be given bovine milk-based humanmilk fortifier (recommendation relevant for resource-limited settings). very low birth weight infants who fail to gain weight despite adequate breastmilk feeding should be given human-milk fortifiers, preferably those that are human milk based
Recommended against
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low