Feeding management in preterm infants is a cornerstone of neonatal care, balancing the need for rapid growth with the risk of gastrointestinal complications. Contemporary strategies aim to foster the ...

Despite hopes that early nutrition could enhance brain growth in preterm infants, a new study finds no significant impact—challenging assumptions about feeding strategies in neonatal care. Study: ...

Artificial intelligence shows promise as a predictive tool that can provide assistance in defining a nutritional plan for preterm infants. This is the concept of an innovative study recently published ...

Despite their best efforts, most mothers of premature babies can not produce the recommended milk levels. New research uncovers which factors truly matter in giving these vulnerable newborns the best ...

For preterm infants awaiting the chance to breastfeed, none of the common methods of nutritional support emerged a clear winner in head-to-head comparisons in the DIAMOND trial. For infants born ...

Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) launched its next-generation NTrainer System 2.0 to help premature and newborn infants in independent feeding. The system focuses on non-nutritive suck, or NNS, a ...

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal (GI) disease in which sections of the bowel become inflamed and begin to die. This can create a hole in the bowel, which allows bacteria to leak ...

August 30, 2022 – A new standardized approach to feeding premature infants in the hospital, dubbed the Encourage, Assess, Transition (EAT) protocol, increases the prevalence of direct breastfeeding ...

The recognition of the benefits of breastfeeding and the perils of formula feeding makes it incumbent upon the nursing profession to become knowledgeable in the realm of evidence-based care for all ...

Standard intact protein formulas (SPFs) significantly increased the risk for gastrointestinal complications in premature infants compared to extensively hydrolyzed formulas (eHFs), according to new ...

Premature babies benefit from breastmilk Breastmilk is the best medicine for all babies, including premature babies. 74,79 A mother's milk is specially designed to nourish her premature child, ...