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This study aimed to evaluate the effects of vitamin A supplementation on short-term morbidity and mortality in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We used PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science to conduct a literature search of studies published before January 1, 2022, to be included in our meta-analysis. The analysis included randomized controlled trials that compared the effects of vitamin A supplementation on VLBW infants (birth weight &amp;lt;1,500 g) and controls given a placebo or no treatment. The certainty of evidence was assessed using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) guidelines.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twelve randomized controlled trials were included in the meta-analysis, and 2,111 infants were pooled and analyzed. The overall risk of bias was not serious in the included studies. Vitamin A supplementation for reducing the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) at 36 weeks' postmenstrual age seems to be limited [risk ratio (RR):0.85; 95% confidence intervals (CI): 0.70\u20131.04; 8 studies, 1,595 infants, very-low-certainty evidence], which is different from the previous systematic review. Length of hospital stay (mean difference: \u221212.67, 95% CI: \u221223.55 to \u22121.79; 6 studies, 739 infants, low-certainty evidence), and the incidence of vitamin A deficiency at 28 days postnatal age (RR: 0.08; 95% CI: 0.02\u20130.38; 3 studies, 358 infants, low-certainty evidence) were reduced in the vitamin A group. Besides, vitamin A supplementation seems to reduce the incidence of periventricular leukomalacia (RR: 0.68; 95% CI: 0.47\u20130.97; 4 studies, 1,224 infants, low-certainty evidence) and retinopathy of prematurity of any grade (RR: 0.61; 95% CI: 0.48\u20130.76; 4 studies, 463 infants, moderate-certainty evidence).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>There is no sufficient evidence regarding vitamin A supplementation preventing BPD in VLBW infants. 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