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
Pediatric Nutrition in Practice (publications)
Pediatric Nutrition in Practice

Pediatric Nutrition in Practice

Berthold Koletzko
Iron in Infancy and Childhood (publications)
Iron in Infancy and Childhood

Iron in Infancy and Childhood

Olle Hernell
NNIW64 -Microbial–Host Interaction: Tolerance versus Allergy (publications)
NNIW64 -Microbial–Host Interaction: Tolerance versus Allergy

NNIW64 -Microbial–Host Interaction: Tolerance versus Allergy

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
The Nest 14: Growth / Nutrition / Pregnancy (publications)
The Nest 14: Growth / Nutrition / Pregnancy

The Nest 14: Growth / Nutrition / Pregnancy

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Epilepsy In Childhood (publications)
Epilepsy In Childhood

Epilepsy In Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity (publications)
NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity

NNIW63 - Emerging Societies – Coexistence of Childhood Malnutrition and Obesity

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
The Nest 27: Enteral Nutrition (publications)
The Nest 27: Enteral Nutrition

The Nest 27: Enteral Nutrition

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Scientific Symposium Proceedings Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2009 (publications)
Scientific Symposium Proceedings Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2009

Scientific Symposium Proceedings Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2009

Co-Authored by 3 Experts