Appropriate growth of premature infants can be defined as growth that is not associated with
adverse consequences in the short and the long term. Growth failure is associated with …

Nutritional management has a major impact on the survival and subsequent growth and
development of low birth weight infants. As a result, the goals of nutritional management for …

Delivering adequate amounts of nutrients to premature infants at all times is challenging
because the infant's immature gastrointestinal tract is initially unable to accept feedings …

Postnatal growth failure in the extremely low birthweight infant is a morbidity that needs
vigorous attention. The transition from intrauterine to the extrauterine environment should …

Infants less than 1,500 g birth weight (very low birth weight, VLBW) are at risk for significant
nutritional deficiencies. Enhancing nutritional care of these infants during their first months of …

In this issue of the Journal, Huang et al (1) report a study in which they have determined the
dietary requirement for lysine during the first month of life in infants born at term and being …

Safe and adequate complementary feeding of breastfed infants is well recognized as a
critical factor in preventing child malnutrition. In disadvantaged populations, growth faltering …

The goal of nutrition of the preterm infant is to “provide nutrients to approximate the rate of
growth and composition of weight gain for a normal fetus of the same postmenstrual age and …

Optimizing enteral nutrition (Fig. 1) begins as feedings are advancing and addresses the
recommendation from the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition that …

The benefits of enteral nutrition for the preterm infant extend beyond growth and encompass
gastrointestinal development and gut inflammatory balance. Preterm infant intake of …