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Evidence indicates that human milk (HM) is the best form of nutrition uniquely suited not only
to term but also to preterm infants conferring health benefits in both the short and long-term …

Margaret G. Parker, MD, MPH, a Lisa M. Stellwagen, MD, b, c Lawrence Noble, MD, d, e Jae
H. Kim, MD, PhD, f Brenda B. Poindexter, MD, g Karen M. Puopolo, MD, PhD, h SECTION …

This guideline aims to improve the quality of care and the health and wellbeing of the
preterm or low birthweight infant aged 0-24 months. It is a guideline of new and updated …

Prematurity, especially preterm birth (less than 32 weeks' gestation), is common and
associated with high rates of both survival and neurodevelopmental disability, especially …

Background Parameterization of pediatric growth charts allows precise quantitation of
growth metrics that would be difficult or impossible with traditional paper charts. However …

There is increasing evidence from preclinical and human studies that nutrition in the late
foetal and early neonatal period has a significant impact on neurodevelopment across the …

Extremely preterm babies are at increased risk of less than optimal neurodevelopment
compared with their term-born counterparts. Optimising nutrition is a promising avenue to …

Preterm infants are increasingly diagnosed as having “extrauterine growth
restriction”(EUGR) or “postnatal growth failure”(PGF). Usually EUGR/PGF is diagnosed …

There is no consensus regarding how the growth of preterm infants should be monitored or
what constitutes their ideal pattern of growth, especially after term-corrected age. The …