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
role of HMOs slide deck preview
Role of HMOs in Preterm Nutrition

Role of HMOs in Preterm Nutrition

Nick Embleton landscape
NNIW96: Nutritional Interventions To Improve Brain Outcomes In Preterm Infants

NNIW96: Nutritional Interventions To Improve Brain Outcomes In Preterm Infants

Nicholas Embleton
Nadja landscape
NNIW96: Post-Discharge Nutrition: Breastfeeding, Complementary Foods, Eating Behavior And Feeding Problems

NNIW96: Post-Discharge Nutrition: Breastfeeding, Complementary Foods, Eating Behavior And Feeding Problems

Nadja Haiden
Neena Modi landscape
NNIW96: Quality Of Growth, Body Composition And Longer Term Metabolic Outcomes

NNIW96: Quality Of Growth, Body Composition And Longer Term Metabolic Outcomes

Neena Modi
Christopher Fusch landscape
NNIW96: Donor Milk Banking- Safety, Efficacy, New Methodologies

NNIW96: Donor Milk Banking- Safety, Efficacy, New Methodologies

Christoph Fusch
Chris Van Den Akker landscape
NNIW96: Meeting Protein- And Energy Requirements Of Preterm Infants Receiving Human Milk.

NNIW96: Meeting Protein- And Energy Requirements Of Preterm Infants Receiving Human Milk.

Chris van den Akker
Ferdinand Haschke landscape
NNIW96: Amino Acid Requirements Of The Rapidly Growing Preterm Infant

NNIW96: Amino Acid Requirements Of The Rapidly Growing Preterm Infant

Ferdinand Haschke
Nadja landscape
NNIW96: New Ways To Provide A Human Milk Fortifier During Breastfeeding

NNIW96: New Ways To Provide A Human Milk Fortifier During Breastfeeding

Nadja Haiden