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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Fenton growth chart for boys
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
Gene Therapy (publications)
Gene Therapy

Gene Therapy

International Committee of Paediatricians
Total Parenteral Nutrition In Childhood (publications)
Total Parenteral Nutrition In Childhood

Total Parenteral Nutrition In Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
Bioactive Factors in Milk (publications)
Bioactive Factors in Milk

Bioactive Factors in Milk

International Committee of Paediatricians
Vitamins in Pregnancy and Infancy (publications)
Vitamins in Pregnancy and Infancy

Vitamins in Pregnancy and Infancy

International Committee of Paediatricians
Adolescence (publications)
Adolescence

Adolescence

International Committee of Paediatricians
Hypercholesterolaemia of the Child (publications)
Hypercholesterolaemia of the Child

Hypercholesterolaemia of the Child

International Committee of Paediatricians
Trace Elements in Infancy and Childhood (publications)
Trace Elements in Infancy and Childhood

Trace Elements in Infancy and Childhood

International Committee of Paediatricians
Excerpts From The Xx International Congress Of Pediatrics, Rio De Janeiro 1992 (publications)
Excerpts From The Xx International Congress Of Pediatrics, Rio De Janeiro 1992

Excerpts From The Xx International Congress Of Pediatrics, Rio De Janeiro 1992

International Committee of Paediatricians