Growth and neurodevelopment in very preterm infants receiving a high enteral volume-feeding regimen - a population-based cohort study.

Claus KlingenbergFredrik Kragh MuraasCatherine Elde IsaksenTina NilsenMarte TorgersenCecilie Melum-Hansen

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2017)

This high enteral feeding volume regimen was associated with low rates of in-hospital growth restriction and good head growth. High enteral volume intake seems safe and may improve nutritional status of very preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
low birth weight
healthcare
emergency department
weight gain
acute care