New Evidence Available
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
Status
Retired
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Low-birth-weight infants who are fully or mostly fed by an alternative oral feeding method should be fed based on infants’ hunger cues, except when the infant remains asleep beyond 3 hours since the last feed (recommendation relevant to settings with an adequate number of health-care providers).