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September 18, 2025International Journal of PediatricsOpen Access

Iron Supplementation at 1 mg/kg/Day for Exclusively Breastfed Full‐Term Infants: A Meta‐Analysis

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SWSuyu WangYZYi-Lu ZhangDSDan Song

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Overview

Meta-analysis reveals iron supplementation improves hemoglobin in breastfed infants, suggesting individualized approaches may be closer to ideal.

Key Points

  • Iron supplementation significantly increased hemoglobin levels, enhancing iron status in infants.
  • Primary outcomes included hemoglobin, serum ferritin, mean corpuscular volume, height, and weight.
  • Analysis involved seven RCTs with a total of 1114 participants, examining short-term effects.
  • Findings indicate that while initial benefits exist, sustained effects are less certain, pointing to tailored strategies.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d433b8713b0b5dfea73837https://doi.org/10.1155/ijpe/6662278
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