Description: Improved care for premature infants has increased survival rates in very low and extremely low-birth-weight infants. Recent evidence related to nutritional requirements contribute to improved long-term health outcomes for premature infants. Berthold Koletzko MD, PhD, and Brenda B. Poindexter, MD, are lead expert contributors to the updated and expanded edition of these global guidelines for the Nutritional Care of Preterm Infants. Dr. Koletzko and Dr. Poindexter present key nutritional needs, new lipid and protein requirements, and how to approach human milk fortification in premature infants and guidance for clinical application, while highlighting continued research opportunities to advance nutritional care of preterm infants.
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