Extremely preterm babies are at increased risk of less than optimal neurodevelopment
compared with their term-born counterparts. Optimising nutrition is a promising avenue to …

The impact of nutrition on brain development in preterm infants has been increasingly
appreciated. Early postnatal growth and nutrient intake have been demonstrated to …

Nutrition of newborn infants, particularly of those born preterm, has advanced substantially
in recent years. Extremely preterm infants have high nutrient demands that are challenging …

BACKGROUND: Early postnatal head growth failure is well recognized in very preterm
infants (VPIs). This coincides with the characteristic nutritional deficits that occur in these …

The ultimate goal of neonatal nutrition care is optimal growth, neurodevelopment, and long-
term health for preterm babies. International consensus is that increased energy and protein …

Background Refeeding syndrome (RS) following preterm birth has been linked to high
intravenous (IV) protein intake in the presence of low electrolyte supply. In extremely low …

A key modifiable factor for improving neurodevelopment in extremely low birthweight
(ELBW) babies may be improving growth, especially head growth, by optimising nutrition in …

Aim: To analyze different methods to assess postnatal growth in a cohort of very premature
infants (VPI) in a clinical setting and identify potential early markers of growth failure …

Proteins are key structural components of all human cells and are also involved in key
physiologic processes through their roles as enzymes, hormones and transport proteins …

Objective The goal of nutrition of the preterm infant is to meet the growth rate of the healthy
fetus of the same gestational age and to produce the same body composition of the healthy …