Pre-term Nutrition

Two large prospective cohort studies from Shanghai, China showed that the risk of type 2 diabetes was higher among both men and women of low birthweight later in life, with a trend toward increased risk of hypertension as well.

Increasing omega‐3 intake during pregnancy, either through supplements or in foods, may reduce the incidence of pre-term births and the likelihood of having a baby with a low birthweight, according to a new Cochrane Review.

Leading international experts shared new scientific findings on early nutrient needs of and improving growth in preterm infants.

Study reported the excessive inflammatory response of the immature intestine is due to a developmental immaturity in innate immune response genes.

An overview of the differences in basic nutritional needs of SGA infants and description of the Factorial Approach to determine nutrient requirements.

Mechanisms that early nutrition impacts later health including metabolic programing, brain development, gut microbiota

Nutrition of extremely preterms is one of the most important areas for improvement in neonatal care. Nutrition of preterm infants can be improved by: Education of physicians, improved parenteral nutrition solutions, prescribing iron drops to all newborns with birth weight < 2500g

There are more than 15 million preterm infants born globally every year, yet their longer term cognitive outcomes are often below average. The reasons for lower cognitive attainment are complex but are, in part, due to inadequate nutritional status.

A prospective, comparative study of very preterm born in a French NICU in 2000 2005 and 2010. Improvement in neuromotor and behaviour was reported.

Study suggested that abnormal patterns of microbiota and potentially a novel pathogen contribute to the etiology of NEC.