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 >5 minutes
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 >5 minutes
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
Diagnosing Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy, how big is the gap Between Medical Best-practice and Reality?
Diagnosing Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy, how big is the gap Between Medical Best-practice and Reality?

Diagnosing Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy, how big is the gap Between Medical Best-practice and Reality?

Sibylle Koletzko
Protein, Longevity and Long-term Health: A ‘Developmental Origins’ Perspective (videos)
Protein, Longevity and Long-term Health: A ‘Developmental Origins’ Perspective

Protein, Longevity and Long-term Health: A ‘Developmental Origins’ Perspective

Susan L. Prescott
Global Burden of Prematurity and Low Birth Weight
Global Burden of Prematurity and Low Birth Weight

Global Burden of Prematurity and Low Birth Weight

Jatinder Bhatia
Catch Up Growth and Metabolic - Cognitive Outcomes in Adolescents Born Preterm (videos)
Catch Up Growth and Metabolic - Cognitive Outcomes in Adolescents Born Preterm

Catch Up Growth and Metabolic - Cognitive Outcomes in Adolescents Born Preterm

Nicholas Embleton
Human Milk: A Dynamic Source of Nutrition for Infants
Human Milk: A Dynamic Source of Nutrition for Infants

Human Milk: A Dynamic Source of Nutrition for Infants

Sagar K. Thakkar
Nutrient Needs in Preterm Infants: an Update
Nutrient Needs in Preterm Infants: an Update

Nutrient Needs in Preterm Infants: an Update

Magnus Domellöf
Complementary Feeding: Guidelines and Philosophy
Complementary Feeding: Guidelines and Philosophy

Complementary Feeding: Guidelines and Philosophy

Fred N. Were