New perspectives on nutrition enhance outcomes for premature infants

Pediatr Ann. 2003 Sep;32(9):617-25. doi: 10.3928/0090-4481-20030901-10.

Abstract

Significant advances have occurred during the past 20 years in the understanding of the complex relationships of the environment, the developing gut-associated immune system, the bacterial flora, the barrier functions of the gut, and the effects of nutrient intake. These advances have produced a profoundly different way of interpreting the nutritional requirements for normal growth and development of premature infants throughout their entire life.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child Development / physiology
  • Enteral Nutrition / standards*
  • Enteral Nutrition / trends
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Infant Care / methods
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Very Low Birth Weight*
  • Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
  • Male
  • Nutritional Requirements*
  • Nutritional Status
  • Parenteral Nutrition / standards*
  • Parenteral Nutrition / trends
  • Risk Assessment
  • Sensitivity and Specificity