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Commentary on a Cochrane Review of Early Additional Food and Fluids for Healthy Breastfed Full-Term Infants.
- Source :
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Nursing for women's health [Nurs Womens Health] 2016 Aug-Sep; Vol. 20 (4), pp. 347-9. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- The World Health Organization recommends that infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life. A Cochrane Review assessed the benefits and harms of additional foods and fluids for full-term healthy breastfed infants. The review included randomized or quasirandomized controlled trials of full-term healthy breastfed infants up to the age of 6 months. Six studies met the inclusion criteria. Trials from early days after birth did not indicate that giving additional fluids was beneficial. Trials with 4- to 6-month-old infants did not indicate any benefit to supplementing with food at 4 months. This review did not find any evidence for disagreement with the recommendation that exclusive breastfeeding should be recommended for 6 months after birth.<br /> (© 2016 AWHONN, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Infant
Time Factors
Breast Feeding
Dietary Supplements
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1751-486X
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Nursing for women's health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27520599
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2016.06.003