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  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Developmental Pediatrics

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  • Preterm infants face higher risks of growth and developmental disabilities.
  • Optimal nutrition is essential for preterm infant growth, development, and long-term health.
  • Evidence-based strategies are needed to optimize nutrition in preterm low birth weight (LBW) infants.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide evidence-based recommendations for optimizing nutrition in preterm LBW infants.
  • To guide clinicians in managing nutritional challenges for preterm survivors.
  • To improve growth, development, and long-term health outcomes in preterm infants.

Main Methods:

  • Convening a panel of neonatologists, pediatricians, and nutrition experts.
  • Reviewing and synthesizing current evidence on preterm infant nutrition.
  • Formulating consensus-based recommendations for clinical practice.

Main Results:

  • Enteral feeding is preferred over parenteral nutrition; early, continuous feeding is beneficial.
  • Expressed breast milk (EBM) is the first choice, followed by donor milk; fortification is necessary.
  • Routine nasogastric tubes, gastric residual checks, and abdominal girth evaluations are not advised.

Conclusions:

  • Optimizing nutrition, particularly early and appropriate feeding with EBM or fortified donor milk, is vital for preterm infants.
  • Targeted fortification and monitoring weight gain are key to preventing complications.
  • Post-discharge counseling and follow-up are essential for long-term health outcomes.