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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Annales 81.1 - Advancing neonatal nutrition: Paving the path from present to future

Annales 81.1 - Advancing neonatal nutrition: Paving the path from present to future

While the survival of extremely low birthweight (ELBW) infants has increased over the years, problems of extended neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stays, neurdeveopmental delays, poor vision, chronic lung disease, intestinal maladies and propensity for metabolic disorders in later life are still challenges that persist. One of the leading environmental factors that can shape the short-term and long-term outcomes of these infants relate to the optimisation of their nutrition. This edition of Annales Nestlé gives insights on the past and present of nutrition for the ELBW infant, and foresight

Josef Neu
Nadja Haiden WPD Presentation
Feeding preterm infants after hospital discharge: a ESPGHAN position paper

Feeding preterm infants after hospital discharge: a ESPGHAN position paper

Nadja Haiden
WPD Josef Neu Presentation
Nutrition for the sick preterm: can we make it more precise?

Nutrition for the sick preterm: can we make it more precise?

Josef Neu
Safe Sleep
Safe Sleep

Safe Sleep

Jatinder Bhatia
The Programming Power of Complementary Foods (videos)
The Programming Power of Complementary Foods

The Programming Power of Complementary Foods

Ferdinand Haschke
Human milk oligosaccharides: Benefits in infant nutrition (videos)
Human milk oligosaccharides: Benefits in infant nutrition

Human milk oligosaccharides: Benefits in infant nutrition

Norbert Sprenger
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Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health

Early Nutrition and Long-Term Health

Jose (Pepe) M. Saavedra
Why, how and when should we use probitics in preterm infants
Why, how and when should we use probitics in preterm infants

Why, how and when should we use probitics in preterm infants

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Insulin in Human Milk and the Use of Hormones in Infant Formulae
Insulin in Human Milk and the Use of Hormones in Infant Formulae

Insulin in Human Milk and the Use of Hormones in Infant Formulae

Raanan Shamir
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Role of specific Nutrients in LBW Infants

Role of specific Nutrients in LBW Infants

Jatinder Bhatia
New powdered human milk fortifier. Results of a multicenter study on growth on biomarkers (videos)
New powdered human milk fortifier. Results of a multicenter study on growth on biomarkers

New powdered human milk fortifier. Results of a multicenter study on growth on biomarkers

Jacques Rigo