Growth & Development

Early life events, including nutrition, play a powerful role in programming a person’s development, metabolism and health for the future. This section covers all aspects of the importance of maternal nutrition in the first 1000 days including nutrition in pregnancy, epigenetics, metabolic programming, breastfeeding, growth & cognitive development and a lot more.

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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

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior
Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Mindful Microbes: The Interplay Between Environment, Gut Microbiome, Brain, and Behavior

Rebecca Knickmeyer
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health
Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Exploring the Crosstalk: Nutrition, Microbiome, and Cardiometabolic Health

Noel Mueller
NNI News for Midwives - Issue 1 (publications)
NNI News for Midwives - Issue 1

NNI News for Midwives - Issue 1

Mike Poßner
The Long Term Impact of Early Nutrition - Ferdinand Haschke (videos)
The Long Term Impact of Early Nutrition - Ferdinand Haschke

The Long Term Impact of Early Nutrition - Ferdinand Haschke

Ferdinand Haschke
Protein: What Did We Learn from Human Milk? - Sagar Thakkar (videos)
Protein: What Did We Learn from Human Milk? - Sagar Thakkar

Protein: What Did We Learn from Human Milk? - Sagar Thakkar

Sagar K. Thakkar
NNIW93 - Global Landscape of Nutrition Challenges in Children (publications)
NNIW93 - Global Landscape of Nutrition Challenges in Children

NNIW93 - Global Landscape of Nutrition Challenges in Children

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Interview with Chittaranjan Yajnik: What are the solutions to vitamin B12 deficiency? (videos)
Interview with Chittaranjan Yajnik: What are the solutions to vitamin B12 deficiency?

Interview with Chittaranjan Yajnik: What are the solutions to vitamin B12 deficiency?

Chittaranjan S. Yajnik Yajnik
Interview with Sant-Rayn Pasricha: How do you safely implement micronutrient interventions? (videos)
Interview with Sant-Rayn Pasricha: How do you safely implement micronutrient interventions?

Interview with Sant-Rayn Pasricha: How do you safely implement micronutrient interventions?

Sant-Rayn Pasricha
Interview with Kim Michaelsen: What is the role of milk and dairy products child growth? (videos)
Interview with Kim Michaelsen: What is the role of milk and dairy products child growth?

Interview with Kim Michaelsen: What is the role of milk and dairy products child growth?

Kim F. Michaelsen
Interview with Andrew Prentice: What are the barriers to child growth and development? (videos)
Interview with Andrew Prentice: What are the barriers to child growth and development?

Interview with Andrew Prentice: What are the barriers to child growth and development?

Andrew Prentice