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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Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2022

Nutrition and Growth Yearbook 2022

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
Together for Better Care
Together for Better Care: A call for zero separation of parents and preterm babies

Together for Better Care: A call for zero separation of parents and preterm babies

Silke Mader
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New ESPGHAN guidelines for enteral nutrition: Practical aspects

New ESPGHAN guidelines for enteral nutrition: Practical aspects

Magnus Domellöf
Human Milk Oligosaccharides support immune protection through the early life microbiome
Updates on nutrition for optimizing preterm growth

Updates on nutrition for optimizing preterm growth

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Clinicians should consider daily DHA supplements during pregnancy to reduce early preterm birth: Study

Clinicians should consider daily DHA supplements during pregnancy to reduce early preterm birth: Study

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NNIW96 - Strategies in neonatal care to promote optimized growth and development: Focus on low birth weight infants

NNIW96 - Strategies in neonatal care to promote optimized growth and development: Focus on low birth weight infants

Co-Authored by 4 Experts
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96th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop - Strategies in neonatal care to promote optimized growth and development: Focus on low birth weight

96th Nestlé Nutrition Institute Workshop - Strategies in neonatal care to promote optimized growth and development: Focus on low birth weight

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How Can Preterm Infants Benefit From Human Milk Oligosaccharides

How Can Preterm Infants Benefit From Human Milk Oligosaccharides