Using Nature to Nurture: Breast Milk Analysis and Fortification to Improve Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants

Using Nature to Nurture: Breast Milk Analysis and Fortification to Improve Growth and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants

Premature infants are born prior to a critical window of rapid placental nutrient transfer and fetal growth—particularly brain development—that occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy. Subsequently, a large proportion of preterm neonates experience extrauterine growth failure and associated n...

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Main Authors: Katherine Marie Ottolini, Elizabeth Vinson Schulz, Catherine Limperopoulos, Nickie Andescavage
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
preterm
breast milk
fortification
neurodevelopment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/12/4307

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