Background: Preterm infants are at risk of iron deficiency. The smaller the infants are at birth, the smaller the iron stores at birth and the higher the risk of iron deficiency. Hypothesis: Preterm infants with a birth weight of less than 1301g require iron supplementation earlier than previously recommended. Methods: Prospective randomized controlled clinical trial (1996-1999). Results: Early iron supplementation may reduce the incidence of iron deficiency and the need for late blood transfusions.
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Ferritin at 61 days of life
The number of infants who fulfilled the criteria of ID at any time throughout the study.