Attention to nutrition and health of preterm infants: interpretation of The Global Consensus for Feeding the Preterm Infant.
- Author:
Dan-Hua WANG
1
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100730, China. 15910806977@126.com.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Gestational Age;
Humans;
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena;
Infant Welfare;
Infant, Newborn;
Infant, Premature;
Nutritional Requirements
- From:
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics
2014;16(7):664-669
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The Global Consensus for Feeding the Preterm Infant was published in the Journal of Pediatrics 3 supplement, 2013. The content of the consensus includes recommended nutrient intake for different gestational age preterm infants, identifying appropriate growth curves, the use of breast milk, nutritional recommendations for the late-preterm infant and the preterm infant after hospital discharge, nutritional requirements and feeding recommendations for small gestation age infants, reconsideration of the importance of vitamin A and vitamin D for immature infants, recommendations for immunonutrients, and the association of feeding of preterm infants with later metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes. The main characteristics of the consensus: (1) aimed to improve prognosis; (2) individualized nutritional strategy based on gestational ages; (3) coexistence of consensus and controversy in feeding of preterm infants.
