Literature review for - Flourish Paediatrics

gained 317.4 g more from birth to 1
year
0.17 kg, respectively; P = 0.17).
Children who were breastfed for a
longer duration and those who were
breastfed without concurrent formula
feeding did not have significantly lower
fat mass than did those children who
were never breastfed.
.
Effect on risk Positive Positive Positive
Clinical 1 1 1
importance
Clinical 1 1 1
relevance
Generalisability Y N N
Applicability Y N N
breastmilk gained weight more quickly
than those receiving any breast milk.
Conditional weight gain was also
significantly associated with
breastfeeding duration infants breastfed
for less than 4 months gained weight
more quickly than those breastfed for
longer, and this association remained
after adjustment for age at introduction
of solid foods. Both of these
associations remained even after
adjustment for the child’s height z-score
at 3 years. (adjusted regression
coefficient (difference
in z-scores) 0.06, 95% CI 0.02 to 0.09),
as did those
breastfed for less than 4 months (0.05,
95% CI 0.01 to
0.09) versus those breastfed 4 months or
longer.
References used in body of evidence table: (Baker, Michaelsen et al. 2004; Burdette, Whitaker et al. 2006; Griffiths, Smeeth et al. 2009)
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