September 2016. Volume 12. Number 3

Iron prophylaxis in infants at high risk of iron deficiency allows a limited improvement of gross motor skills at nine months

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Angulo-Barroso RM, Li M, Santos DC, Bian Y, Sturza J, Jiang Y, et al. Iron Supplementation in Pregnancy or Infancy and Motor Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2016;137. pii:e20153547.
Reviewers: Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E1, Aparicio Rodrigo M2.
1CS Colmenar Viejo. Colmenar Viejo. Madrid. España.
2Centro de Salud Entreví­as. Área 1. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Enrique Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez. Email: erodriguez-salinas@pap.es
Reception date: 28/07/2016
Acceptance date: 29/08/2016
Publication date: 07/09/2016

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: iron supplementation in infancy, with o without iron supplementation in pregnancy, improved gross motor test scores at nine months.

Reviewers´ commentary: iron supplementation in infants at high risk of iron deficiency, has a limited benefit on gross motor skills at nine months. In infants of very low-income mothers with high risk of iron deficiency, iron prophylaxis at doses higher than usual might be advisable

How to cite this article

Rodríguez-Salinas E, Aparicio M. La profilaxis con hierro en lactantes con alto riesgo de ferropenia mejora de forma discreta el desarrollo motor a los nueve meses. Evid Pediatr. 2016;12:45.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

 Angulo-Barroso RM, Li M, Santos DC, Bian Y, Sturza J, Jiang Y, et al. Iron Supplementation in Pregnancy or Infancy and Motor Development: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics. 2016;137. pii:e20153547.
Reviewers: Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez E1, Aparicio Rodrigo M2.
1CS Colmenar Viejo. Colmenar Viejo. Madrid. España.
2Centro de Salud Entreví­as. Área 1. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: Enrique Rodríguez-Salinas Pérez. Email: erodriguez-salinas@pap.es
Reception date: 28/07/2016
Acceptance date: 29/08/2016
Publication date: 07/09/2016

How to cite this article

Rodríguez-Salinas E, Aparicio M. La profilaxis con hierro en lactantes con alto riesgo de ferropenia mejora de forma discreta el desarrollo motor a los nueve meses. Evid Pediatr. 2016;12:45.

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