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However, the current recommendations date from 2010 and are based on limited evidence.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>This systematic review aimed to investigate the effects of enteral iron supplementation on iron status, growth, neurological development, and adverse clinical outcomes in preterm (&amp;lt;37 weeks\u2019 gestation) and low-birth-weight (LBW, &amp;lt;2500\u2009g) infants.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Data sources<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The PubMed\/Medline and Cochrane Library databases were searched to 31 October 2018.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Data extraction<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of the 684 records identified, 27 articles, describing 18 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) plus 4 nonrandomized interventions, were included. Using the Cochrane Collaboration\u2019s criteria, study quality was found to be poor to fair overall.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Most articles (23\/27) reported iron status indices; supplementation for \u22658\u2009weeks resulted in increased hemoglobin and ferritin concentrations and a reduction in iron deficiency and anemia. No article reported on iron overload. Growth-related parameters reported in 12 articles were not affected by supplementation. Among the 7 articles on neurological development, a positive effect on behavior at 3.5 and 7\u2009years was observed in one Swedish RCT. No association was found between supplementation and adverse clinical outcomes in the 9 articles reporting on studies in which such data was collected.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Long-term iron supplementation appears to result in improved iron status and a reduction in iron deficiency and anemia in preterm and LBW infants. However, high-quality evidence regarding the long-term effects of supplementation on functional health outcomes is lacking. Iron overload has largely been ignored. Well-designed, long-term, dose-response RCTs are required to ascertain the optimal dose and delivery method for the provision of dietary iron in preterm infants, with consideration of short- and long-term health effects.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Systematic Review Registration<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>PROSPERO registration no. 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