Low Birth Weight

Publications

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The Nest 51: Navigating Nutrition in Preterm Births: Prevention and Support

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Preterm infants may require more care compared to their full-term counterparts. The Nest 51 reviews nutrition as a strategy for prevention of preterm births, and as a means for premature infants to cope with developmental challenges. This edition of

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Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2023

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There are many factors to consider in child development and what is considered healthy in terms of growth, the biggest influence of which is nutrition. However, with the highly varied and complex mechanisms of nutrients and the bodily systems, there

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Where Are They?

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In preterm born infants, growth is one of the biggest safety parameters, where the Fenton Growth charts are the world-wide standard. However, human growth is not constant through gestation and early infancy. Thus the quoted 15g/kg/d may work for

Videos

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Gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcome

Gestational weight gain (GWG) is a crucial factor that affects pregnancy outcomes. Both low GWG and excess GWG pose risks for the infant and mother, such as small for gestational age and preterm births for the former, and gestational diabetes

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Nutritional strategies involving omega-3 fatty acids to reduce the risk of poor pregnancy outcomes

Omega-3 fatty acids are associated with positive impacts on cell signaling and resolution of inflammation. Initially it was hypothesized as an intervention for post-natal depression and neurodevelopment in early childhood, however these did not show

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Influence of a Preconception and Pregnancy Myoinositol, Probiotics and Micronutrient Intervention on Pregnancy Outcomes (NiPPeR Trial)

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A good baseline metabolic and nutritional status pre-pregnancy may promote better pregnancy outcomes. To further this hypothesis, the Nutritional Intervention Preconception and During Pregnancny to Maintain Healthy Glucose Metabolism and Offspring

Infographics

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Meeting the nutritional needs of preterm infants

Preterm infants have distinct physiological characteristics compared to term infants, which result in high and unique nutritional needs.

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How Can Preterm Infants Benefit From Human Milk Oligosaccharides

New infographic. How can preterm infants benefit from human milk oligosaccharides?
Up to 50% of preterm babies suffer from feeding intolerance which in turn is associated with suboptimal nutrient intake and decreased growth rate, amongst other

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Feeding the Fetus

In the womb, babies get all they need from their mother’s body. An inadequate maternal diet can consequently lead to many nutritional risks for maternal and child health.

Conferences

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96th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop - Strategies in neonatal care to promote optimized growth and development: Focus on low birth weight

According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 15 million babies are born too early every year. That is more than 1 in 10 babies and this number is rising.

Early and adequate nutritional support is critical to achieve appropriate rates

Low Birth Weight

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