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Nutritional management of moderate-late preterm infants: Survey of current practice.

Tanith AlexanderFrank Harry Bloomfield
Published in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2018)
There is variation in the nutritional management of MLPT infants amongst neonatal clinicians, likely due to the lack of evidence from randomised controlled trials on which to base clinical practice. The majority of clinicians are happy providing only dextrose 10% for up to 2-3 days despite this form of nutritional support containing only carbohydrate.
Keyphrases
  • preterm infants
  • clinical practice
  • primary care
  • healthcare
  • low birth weight
  • cross sectional
  • quality improvement
  • preterm birth