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
Young Brain Big Appetite (infographics)
Young Brain Big Appetite

Young Brain Big Appetite

Annales 77.2 - Young Brain Big Appetite (publications)
Annales 77.2 - Young Brain Big Appetite

Annales 77.2 - Young Brain Big Appetite

Co-Authored by 6 Experts
An NNI Symposium: HMOs: A window of opportunity or a strong weapon in strengthening immunity (videos)
An NNI Symposium: HMOs: A window of opportunity or a strong weapon in strengthening immunity

An NNI Symposium: HMOs: A window of opportunity or a strong weapon in strengthening immunity

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Q&A NNI Symposium: HMOs: A window of opportunity or a strong weapon in strengthening immunity (videos)
Q&A NNI Symposium: HMOs: A window of opportunity or a strong weapon in strengthening immunity

Q&A NNI Symposium: HMOs: A window of opportunity or a strong weapon in strengthening immunity

Co-Authored by 5 Experts
Lactation for Infant Feeding Expertise (LIFE) Abstract book (publications)
Lactation for Infant Feeding Expertise (LIFE) Abstract book

Lactation for Infant Feeding Expertise (LIFE) Abstract book

The science of HMOs: What they are and what they do (videos)
The science of HMOs: What they are and what they do

The science of HMOs: What they are and what they do

Lars Bode
Lactation for Infant Feeding Expertise (LIFE) – focus on HMOs (videos)
Lactation for Infant Feeding Expertise (LIFE) – focus on HMOs

Lactation for Infant Feeding Expertise (LIFE) – focus on HMOs

Sagar K. Thakkar
Learnings from the last decade of clinical evidence on HMOs (videos)
Learnings from the last decade of clinical evidence on HMOs

Learnings from the last decade of clinical evidence on HMOs

Ryan Carvalho