Low Birth Weight

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.  

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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

Harnessing HMOs for Optimal Health in Preterm Infants
Harnessing HMOs for Optimal Health in Preterm Infants

Harnessing HMOs for Optimal Health in Preterm Infants

Boutaina Zemrani
Optimizing Nutrition for Preterm Infants After Discharge
Optimizing Nutrition for Preterm Infants After Discharge

Optimizing Nutrition for Preterm Infants After Discharge

Nadja Haiden
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Community Efforts to Educate to Improve Nutritional Health (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Community Efforts to Educate to Improve Nutritional Health

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Community Efforts to Educate to Improve Nutritional Health

Patricia Crawford
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training in UK Schools (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training in UK Schools

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Food and Nutrition Education, Policy and Training in UK Schools

Roy Ballam
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Supporting Healthy Eating: Synergistic Effects of Nutrition Education (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Supporting Healthy Eating: Synergistic Effects of Nutrition Education

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Supporting Healthy Eating: Synergistic Effects of Nutrition Education

Mary T. Story
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Opportunities to Improve Nutrition Education in Childcare Settings

Dianne Ward
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education in childcare, schools and communities settings (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education in childcare, schools and communities settings

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education in childcare, schools and communities settings

Mary T. Story
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Implementation of the Nurturing Care Framework (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Implementation of the Nurturing Care Framework

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Implementation of the Nurturing Care Framework

Maureen Black
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education to optimize growth for the first 1000 days (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education to optimize growth for the first 1000 days

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Nutrition education to optimize growth for the first 1000 days

Maureen Black
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects (videos)
NNIW92 Expert Interview - Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects

NNIW92 Expert Interview - Feeding of Infant and Young Child, with Focus on Behavioral Aspects

Marion Heatherington