jENS 6th Congress of Joint European Neonatal Societies

The Nestlé Nutrition Institute (NNI) and Wyeth Nutrition Science Center (WNSC) invited healthcare professionals to the symposium titled “Nurturing Potential: How Nutrition and HMOs Shape the Future of Preterm Infants,” which took place on October 22 from 12:45 to 1:45 PM during the 6th Congress of Joint European Neonatal Studies in Belgrade, Serbia.

This event brought together leading experts who shared the latest research and clinical strategies for optimizing nutrition and improving outcomes for preterm infants, from early life through the post-discharge period. Professor Nadja Haiden emphasized the critical importance of post-discharge nutritional management, highlighting breastfeeding, nutritional and growth monitoring, tailored nutrient supplementation, and evidence-based complementary feeding to support long-term outcomes in this vulnerable population. Dr. Boutania Zemrani discussed the potential benefits of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) for preterm infants, focusing on their role in supporting immune function, promoting gut health, and improving developmental outcomes, along with emerging evidence on HMO supplementation and its clinical applications.