Growth outcomes of small for gestational age preterm infants before and after implementation of an exclusive human milk-based diet.
Lindsay F HolzapfelJoseph HaganMartin L LeeSteven A AbramsKeli M HawthorneAmy B HairPublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2021)
SGA PT fed a HUM diet had significantly decreased incidence of NEC, surgical NEC, and late-onset sepsis. Due to concerns about growth in a HUM diet, it is reassuring SGA infants fed the HUM diet had similar growth to CMD diet with trends toward improvement.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- physical activity
- late onset
- preterm infants
- human milk
- gestational age
- low birth weight
- primary care
- early onset
- preterm birth
- intensive care unit
- birth weight
- acute kidney injury
- type diabetes
- body mass index
- adipose tissue
- quality improvement
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- septic shock