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  • Feeding the preterm infant

    Author(s)
    McGuire, William
    Henderson, Ginny
    Fowlie, Peter
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Henderson, Ginny
    Year published
    2004
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    Abstract
    Providing appropriate nutrition for growth and development is a cornerstone of the care of preterm infants. Early postnatal nutrition during this critical period of brain growth may have a substantial impact on clinically important outcomes, including long term neurodevelopment. Preterm infants, especially those who have been growth restricted in utero, have fewer nutrient reserves at birth than term infants. Additionally, preterm infants are subject to physiological and metabolic stresses that can affect their nutritional needs, such as respiratory distress or infection. An international consensus group has recommended ...
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    Providing appropriate nutrition for growth and development is a cornerstone of the care of preterm infants. Early postnatal nutrition during this critical period of brain growth may have a substantial impact on clinically important outcomes, including long term neurodevelopment. Preterm infants, especially those who have been growth restricted in utero, have fewer nutrient reserves at birth than term infants. Additionally, preterm infants are subject to physiological and metabolic stresses that can affect their nutritional needs, such as respiratory distress or infection. An international consensus group has recommended nutritional requirements for preterm infants. These recommendations are based on data from intrauterine growth and nutrient balance studies and assume that the optimal rate of postnatal growth for preterm infants should be similar to that of normal fetuses of the same postconception age. In practice, however, these target levels of nutrient input are not always achieved and this may result in important nutritional deficits.
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    Journal Title
    British Medical Journal
    Volume
    329
    Issue
    7476
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7476.1227
    Subject
    Clinical Sciences
    Public Health and Health Services
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/26591
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