Post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates

Preterm infants may be nutritionally compromised at discharge, due to unrecovered early protein and energy deficits accumulated during hospital stay and because exclusive breastfeeding is not well established prior to going home. The strategy of enriching breast milk and infant formula to accelerate...

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Main Authors: McLeod, G., Sherriff, Jill, Patole, S.
Other Authors: Sanjay Patole
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46136
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author McLeod, G.
Sherriff, Jill
Patole, S.
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description Preterm infants may be nutritionally compromised at discharge, due to unrecovered early protein and energy deficits accumulated during hospital stay and because exclusive breastfeeding is not well established prior to going home. The strategy of enriching breast milk and infant formula to accelerate and catch-up growth must be weighed against the current evidence relating to these practices and in the context of the preterm phenotype at discharge, which persists into adulthood and which differs from that of term-born infants. Commencing the transition from liquid food to nutrient-dense solid foods and then progressing through a variety of textures should be considered in the context of gross motor development.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-461362017-09-13T14:30:05Z Post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates McLeod, G. Sherriff, Jill Patole, S. Sanjay Patole Preterm infants may be nutritionally compromised at discharge, due to unrecovered early protein and energy deficits accumulated during hospital stay and because exclusive breastfeeding is not well established prior to going home. The strategy of enriching breast milk and infant formula to accelerate and catch-up growth must be weighed against the current evidence relating to these practices and in the context of the preterm phenotype at discharge, which persists into adulthood and which differs from that of term-born infants. Commencing the transition from liquid food to nutrient-dense solid foods and then progressing through a variety of textures should be considered in the context of gross motor development. 2013 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46136 10.1007/978-94-007-6812-3_9 Springer restricted
spellingShingle McLeod, G.
Sherriff, Jill
Patole, S.
Post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates
title Post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates
title_full Post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates
title_fullStr Post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates
title_full_unstemmed Post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates
title_short Post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates
title_sort post-discharge nutrition for high-risk preterm neonates
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46136