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
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Identifying the High Risk Pregnancy: When to Refer

Identifying the High Risk Pregnancy: When to Refer

Ma. Teresa Cruz Padilla
Not too much, not too little: What do we know about appropriate infant feeding?
Not too much, not too little: What do we know about appropriate infant feeding?

Not too much, not too little: What do we know about appropriate infant feeding?

Atul Singhal
High Risk Deliveries and Birth Attendance
High Risk Deliveries and Birth Attendance

High Risk Deliveries and Birth Attendance

Jamilah Binti Hassan
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Partially Hydrolyzed Formulas in the Management of GI Disorders in Infants

Partially Hydrolyzed Formulas in the Management of GI Disorders in Infants

E. De Greef
Biomarkers Indicating Risk and Long-term Outcome in Premature Infants
Biomarkers Indicating Risk and Long-term Outcome in Premature Infants

Biomarkers Indicating Risk and Long-term Outcome in Premature Infants

Neena Modi
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Nutritional Support of the Preterm Neonate: Human Milk Fortification

Nutritional Support of the Preterm Neonate: Human Milk Fortification

Jean-Charles Picaud
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Probiotics Supplementation in Preterm Neonates - What lies Ahead?

Probiotics Supplementation in Preterm Neonates - What lies Ahead?

Sanjay Patole
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The First 1000 Days and their Long-Term Impact on Health

The First 1000 Days and their Long-Term Impact on Health

Irma Silva-Zolezzi