Despite the recent improvements in perinatal medical care leading to an increase in survival
rates, adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes occur more frequently in preterm and/or high …

The developing brain of the very low birth weight (VLBW) infant is highly sensitive to effects
of the nutritional milieu during the neonatal hospitalization and after discharge. Strategies to …

Background: When human milk is unavailable, banked milk is recommended for feeding
premature infants. Milk banks use processes to eliminate pathogens; however, variability …

In addition to short-term benefits such as reduced gas-trointestinal infections and
pneumonia, 1 the long-term benefits of having been breastfed in infancy are of great interest …

Extracellular vesicles are membrane-enclosed secreted vesicles involved in cell-to-cell
communication processes, identified in virtually all body fluids. Among extracellular vesicles …

Abstract Purpose of Review Breast milk (BM) is a peculiar fluid owing unique properties and
resulting the ideal food during early neonatal period. As widely known, it can improve the …

Optimal nutrition is important after preterm birth to facilitate normal brain development.
Human milk is rich in sialic acid and preterm infants may benefit from supplementing formula …

Survival of preterm infants has been steadily improving in recent years because of many
recent advances in perinatal and neonatal medicine. Despite these advances, the growth of …

Adequate nutrition is important for neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm-born infants. In
this review, we aim to summarize the current knowledge on nutritional interventions initiated …

Background Oropharyngeal colostrum (OC) application strategies have been shown to be
feasible and safe for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. Evidence to support the nutritional …