Calcium and phosphorus supplementation after initial hospital discharge in breast-fed infants of less than 1800 grams birth weight.

What Was Tested

Researchers studied Vitamin D in this randomized controlled trial publication.

This study evaluated whether calcium and phosphorus supplementation after initial hospital discharge was advisable in infants of < 1800 gm birth weight who were being breast fed.

At discharge, 12 infants (6 without and 6 with previous illness) were randomly assigned to receive calcium and phosphorus supplementation, and 15 infants (9 without illness and 6 with previous illness) received no mineral supplementation.

Who Took Part

The abstract describes 12 infants taking part.

PubMed indexes the participants as infants.

How the Study Was Run

The design is described as randomized.

The infants were allocated by chance, so the Vitamin D group and the comparison group should start out alike.

What Was Measured

This study evaluated whether calcium and phosphorus supplementation after initial hospital discharge was advisable in infants of < 1800 gm birth weight who were being breast fed.

PubMed files the paper under topics including Birth Weight, Breast Feeding, Calcium, Dietary, Hypophosphatemia, Infant Food, Infant, Low Birth Weight and Infant, Premature.

What This Means in Plain Language

The paper is a randomized study of Vitamin D in 12 infants.

With fewer than 40 people, it is a small study, so it is better read as an early signal for further research than as a settled answer.

The publication is from 1993 (Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association), a journal based in United States.

More context: the related Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc library page, all human trials.