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
Preemies face higher risk of diabetes as children and young adults (news)
Preemies face higher risk of diabetes as children and young adults

Preemies face higher risk of diabetes as children and young adults

Protein in Neonatal Nutrition: Neither Too Little Nor Too Much (publications)
Protein in Neonatal Nutrition: Neither Too Little Nor Too Much

Protein in Neonatal Nutrition: Neither Too Little Nor Too Much

Co-Authored by 2 Experts
NNIW94 - Milk, Mucosal Immunity & the Microbiome: Impact on the Neonate (publications)
NNIW94 - Milk, Mucosal Immunity & the Microbiome: Impact on the Neonate

NNIW94 - Milk, Mucosal Immunity & the Microbiome: Impact on the Neonate

Co-Authored by 3 Experts
Gastrointestinal Tolerance in very preterm babies (videos)
Gastrointestinal Tolerance in very preterm babies

Gastrointestinal Tolerance in very preterm babies

Virgilio P. Carnielli
Protein requirements – are the recommendation too high? (videos)
Protein requirements – are the recommendation too high?

Protein requirements – are the recommendation too high?

Walter Mihatsch
Early Nutrition Influence – Preventive and Therapeutic Aspects - Proceedings from NNI KOL Meeting Zone EMENA 2019 (events)
Early Nutrition Influence – Preventive and Therapeutic Aspects - Proceedings from NNI KOL Meeting Zone EMENA 2019

Early Nutrition Influence – Preventive and Therapeutic Aspects - Proceedings from NNI KOL Meeting Zone EMENA 2019

Milk Oligosaccharides: Structure and Function (videos)
Milk Oligosaccharides: Structure and Function

Milk Oligosaccharides: Structure and Function

Lars Bode
Interview with Josef Neu: Gut Microbiota, Host Gene Expression and Cell Traffic via Milk (videos)
Interview with Josef Neu: Gut Microbiota, Host Gene Expression and Cell Traffic via Milk

Interview with Josef Neu: Gut Microbiota, Host Gene Expression and Cell Traffic via Milk

Josef Neu