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
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Pre- and Postnatal Nutrition and Metabolic Programming

Pre- and Postnatal Nutrition and Metabolic Programming

Ferdinand Haschke
Nutritional Management of Cow's Milk Protein Allergy in Infants & Children
Host-Microbiota Interactions – Health Benefit in Infancy     

Host-Microbiota Interactions – Health Benefit in Infancy     

E Isolauri
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Breastfeeding and Mother and Child Health. Global Strategies to Promote Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding and Mother and Child Health. Global Strategies to Promote Breastfeeding

Michael Abou Dakn
Clinical overview of effects of dietary LCPUFA during the perinatal period on infant health
Clinical overview of effects of dietary LCPUFA during the perinatal period on infant health

Clinical overview of effects of dietary LCPUFA during the perinatal period on infant health

Susan E. Carlson
Protein and Preterm Growth (videos)
Protein and Preterm Growth

Protein and Preterm Growth

Barbara E. Cormack
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Global Estimates of Preterm Prevalence

Global Estimates of Preterm Prevalence

James M. Tielsch
The CoMiSS as a Predictor for the Diagnosis of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy (videos)
The CoMiSS as a Predictor for the Diagnosis of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy

The CoMiSS as a Predictor for the Diagnosis of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy

Yvan Vandenplas
The Global Childhood Obesity Pandemic
The Global Childhood Obesity Pandemic

The Global Childhood Obesity Pandemic

Ferdinand Haschke