Premature, small for gestational age and low birth weight babies are an important public health concerns, especially in developing countries.This section covers the importance of using different nutrition approaches when managing low birth weight. It also brings extensive information on the nutritional requirements and adequate interventions recommended to ensure the best possible outcomes.
Publications
5 Important Points to Guide Parents on The Care of Premature Babies
Preterm babies need special care when parents take them home from the hospital as there are special requirements for feeding and growth, and adverse health outcomes may possibly occur. Join us in celebrating this year's World Prematurity Day with
Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2022
Throughout human history it has been known that adequate nutrition is crucial for normal child growth, and this has become a common concern to all child health care givers since at least the 19th century. Yet, the precise mechanisms underpinning the
Updates on nutrition for optimizing preterm growth
Infants born very preterm or with a very low birth weight have a high risk of malnutrition, poor growth and poor health outcomes. Nutritional support is key for this infants, considering suboptimal nutrition of preterm infants has been associated
Videos
Together for Better Care: A call for zero separation of parents and preterm babies
The global study on neonatal care during the COVID-19 pandemic presented in this webinar “explored parents’ experiences regarding COVID-19 and related restrictions on infant and family-centred developmental care.
New ESPGHAN guidelines for enteral nutrition: Practical aspects
Preterm infants have a high risk of malnutrition, poor growth and poor health outcomes. Updated, recommendations for enteral nutrition of preterm infants will be issued from the ESGPHAN and key highlights of this guidelines is the focus of the
NNIW96: Nutritional Interventions To Improve Brain Outcomes In Preterm Infants
Nutrition is more than simply nutrients. In recent years, we’ve started to recognise the importance of human milk oligosaccharides, growth factors, enzymes and microbes.
Infographics
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.
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
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
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
Latest News
Daily supplements of 1,000 mg of DHA during pregnancy may reduce the risk of early pre-term birth in women with low levels of the omega-3, says a new study.
Nutritional supplementation in preconception and pregnancy linked to reduced risk of preterm birth
Increasing evidence suggests that a mother's nutritional status at the onset of pregnancy has an important influence on the growth and development of her baby, and that a good nutritional status during pregnancy may help reduce the risk of...
