Nutritional Management of Newborn Infants
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 27 November 2024 | Viewed by 1067
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this Special Issue, “Nutritional Management of Newborn Infants”, is to explore the most up-to-date evidence about the nutritional protocols for ameliorating the management of newborns by their parents and clinicians. A special emphasis will be given to preterm infants due to their increased nutritional needs. The goal of postnatal nutrition in premature infants (who are characterized with low birth weights and being small for gestational age) is to approximate intrauterine growth and nutrient accretion. Nutrition for preterm infants is complex and requires daily modifications of prescriptions that account for the infant’s age, birth weight, and current weight, as well as the volume and protein concentration of concurrent enteral nutrition. Vitamin inadequacies have to be identified and properly addressed. Indeed, an appropriately designed nutritional regime can significantly affect weight gain and catch-up growth, along with other factors. This Special Issue also covers data regarding the bioactive components of human milk and its role in several clinical outcomes.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Maria Skouroliakou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- vitamins
- premature infant
- human milk
- parenteral nutrition
- macronutrients
- energy
- protein
- catch-up growth
