Growth & Development

Early life events, including nutrition, play a powerful role in programming a person’s development, metabolism and health for the future. This section covers all aspects of the importance of maternal nutrition in the first 1000 days including nutrition in pregnancy, epigenetics, metabolic programming, breastfeeding, growth & cognitive development and a lot more.

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Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Post-Discharge Nutrition in Preterm Infants: Balancing Growth and Long-Term Health

Preterm infants need optimized nutritional support post-discharge to promote healthy catch-up growth and support brain development. Their growth status at birth helps guide monitoring and feeding decisions, with weight, length, and head circumference tracked using clinical tools like the Fenton and WHO growth charts. Many infants, especially those with growth faltering, may benefit from fortified human milk, nutrient-dense feeds or preterm/post-discharge formulas to meet higher calorie and protein needs. Studies show that enriched and two-stage formulas with HMOs can safely support

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior
Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Rebecca Knickmeyer
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Noel Mueller
NNIW43 - Nutrition of the Very Low Birthweight Infant (publications)
NNIW43 - Nutrition of the Very Low Birthweight Infant

NNIW43 - Nutrition of the Very Low Birthweight Infant

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW25 - Sugars in Nutrition (publications)
NNIW25 - Sugars in Nutrition

NNIW25 - Sugars in Nutrition

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW15 - Biology of Human Milk (publications)
NNIW15 - Biology of Human Milk

NNIW15 - Biology of Human Milk

Lars Å. Hanson
NNIW09 - Maternal Nutrition and Lactational Infertility (publications)
NNIW09 - Maternal Nutrition and Lactational Infertility

NNIW09 - Maternal Nutrition and Lactational Infertility

John Dobbing
NNIW30 - Nutritional Anemias (publications)
NNIW30 - Nutritional Anemias

NNIW30 - Nutritional Anemias

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
NNIW33 - Protein Metabolism During Infancy (publications)
NNIW33 - Protein Metabolism During Infancy

NNIW33 - Protein Metabolism During Infancy

Niels C. R. Räïhä
Iron Deficiency in Infancy and Childhood (publications)
Iron Deficiency in Infancy and Childhood

Iron Deficiency in Infancy and Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
NNIW39 - Placental Function And Fetal Nutrition (publications)
NNIW39 - Placental Function And Fetal Nutrition

NNIW39 - Placental Function And Fetal Nutrition

Frederick C. Battaglia