Objectives: To review the current literature and develop consensus conclusions and
recommendations on nutrient intakes and nutritional practice in preterm infants with …

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 …

The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity has increased in most countries the
last decades. Considering this in a simplistic way, we can say that obesity is the result of an …

Extrauterine Growth Restriction (EUGR) refers to inadequate growth during hospitalization.
Current definitions for EUGR are varied and can be classified as cross-sectional (weight at a …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Preterm infants experience disproportionate growth
failure postnatally and may be large weight for length despite being small weight for age by …

Background Fortifying human milk contributes to the prevention of postnatal growth failure in
preterm infants. Because of the natural variability of human milk, targeted fortification of …

Metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBD) is a condition of reduced bone mineral content
(BMC) compared to that expected for gestational age (GA). Preterm birth interrupts the …

Air displacement plethysmography (ADP) has been widely utilised to track body composition
because it is considered to be practical, reliable, and valid. Pea Pod is the infant version of …

Due to transient gut immaturity, most very preterm infants receive parenteral nutrition (PN) in
the first few weeks of life. Yet providing enough protein and energy to sustain optimal growth …

Objectives We aimed to improve the nutritional care of preterm infants by developing a
complex (multifaceted) intervention intended to translate current evidence into practice. We …