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
NNIW78 - International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond (publications)
NNIW78 - International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond

NNIW78 - International Nutrition: Achieving Millennium Goals and Beyond

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
NNIW56 - Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood Impact on Health (publications)
NNIW56 - Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood Impact on Health

NNIW56 - Feeding during Late Infancy and Early Childhood Impact on Health

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
NNIW81 - Low-Birthweight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small (publications)
NNIW81 - Low-Birthweight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small

NNIW81 - Low-Birthweight Baby: Born Too Soon or Too Small

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Immunization in Childhood (publications)
Immunization in Childhood

Immunization in Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
Clinical Nutrition Highlights Vol. 6, Iss. 1 (2010), Science supporting better nutrition (publications)
Clinical Nutrition Highlights Vol. 6, Iss. 1 (2010), Science supporting better nutrition

Clinical Nutrition Highlights Vol. 6, Iss. 1 (2010), Science supporting better nutrition

Bruno Raynard
The Nest 31: Importance of Nutrition during the First 1000 Days of Life (publications)
The Nest 31: Importance of Nutrition during the First 1000 Days of Life

The Nest 31: Importance of Nutrition during the First 1000 Days of Life

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
The Nest 16: Weaning / Prematurity / Growth (publications)
The Nest 16: Weaning / Prematurity / Growth

The Nest 16: Weaning / Prematurity / Growth

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Nutrition of the Low-Birth-Weight Infant (publications)
Nutrition of the Low-Birth-Weight Infant

Nutrition of the Low-Birth-Weight Infant

Ferdinand Haschke