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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Fenton growth chart for boys
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
Environmental Health Hazards in Childhood (publications)
Environmental Health Hazards in Childhood

Environmental Health Hazards in Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
Obesity in Childhood (publications)
Obesity in Childhood

Obesity in Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
Emerging Science in Whey Protein (publications)
Emerging Science in Whey Protein

Emerging Science in Whey Protein

H.P. Sauerwein
Feeding Disorders in Infants and Children (publications)
Feeding Disorders in Infants and Children

Feeding Disorders in Infants and Children

Carlos Lifschitz
Prenatal Diagnosis (publications)
Prenatal Diagnosis

Prenatal Diagnosis

International Committee of Paediatricians
Adolescent and young women health and nutrition: Programming for future generations (publications)
Adolescent and young women health and nutrition: Programming for future generations

Adolescent and young women health and nutrition: Programming for future generations

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW74 - Maternal and Child Nutrition The First 1000 Days: Setting the Future (publications)
NNIW74 - Maternal and Child Nutrition The First 1000 Days: Setting the Future

NNIW74 - Maternal and Child Nutrition The First 1000 Days: Setting the Future

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Coeliac Disease in Childhood (publications)
Coeliac Disease in Childhood

Coeliac Disease in Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians