Survival of preterm infants has been steadily improving in recent years because of many
recent advances in perinatal and neonatal medicine. Despite these advances, the growth of …

Extreme preterm birth, defined as birth before 28 weeks' gestational age (box 1), 1 affects
about two to five in every 1000 pregnancies, and varies slightly by country and by definitions …

Premature birth is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the pediatric population.
Because their immune, gastrointestinal and nervous systems are not fully developed …

Monitoring the growth of neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) using growth
charts constitutes an essential part of preterm infant care. Preterm infants are at increased …

Objectives The management of enteral nutrition in very preterm infants (VPIs) is still
controversial, and there is no consensus on the optimal time point after birth at which enteral …

Beginning and achieving full enteral nutrition is a key step in the care of preterm infants,
particularly very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. As is true for many organ system-specific …

METHODS Data sources include Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, and Index
Medicus through June 30, 2021. Randomized trials were selected. Primary outcomes were …

Background: The main nutritional goal for premature neonates is to achieve a postnatal
growth rate that the neonate would have experienced in utero. Postnatal growth failure is …

Early enteral feeding is vital for the physical health of preterm infants. However, there is
uncertainty regarding the effects of early enteral feeding on health outcomes in preterm …

Abstract Background Antisecretory Factor (AF) is a protein present in breastmilk that
regulates inflammatory processes. We aimed to investigate the level of AF in mothers' own …