This manuscript includes (1) a narrative review of Zinc as an essential nutrient for fetal and
neonatal growth and brain growth and development and (2) a scoping review of studies …

Background: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) has multifactorial origins and is
characterized by distorted physiological lung development. The impact of nutrition on the …

(1) Background: Zinc is a key element for protein synthesis in preterm newborns. Early
aggressive nutrition, promoting protein synthesis, may increase zinc consumption;(2) …

Background: Hyper-and hyponatremia occur frequently in extremely preterm infants. Our
purpose was to investigate plasma sodium (P-Na) concentrations, the incidence of hyper …

Breast-feeding is associated with fewer comorbidities in very-low-birth-weight (VLBW)
preterm infants. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) of VLBW infants is a multifactorial …

Objective To assess the relationship of size for age with zinc deficiency in extremely low
gestational age (GA) infants (23–28 weeks, ELGANs) who had insufficient linear growth …

Objectives The safety and feasibility of human milk fortification with bovine colostrum (BC)
were investigated in very preterm infants (FortiColos trial, NCT03537365). The BC product …

Aim There has been a lack of population‐based longitudinal data on serum ferritin in very
low birthweight (VLBW) infants during hospitalisation. Our aim was to fill this gap in the …

To the Editor: Although literature has shown conflicting results for aeroallergens as
eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) triggers, a recent systematic review combining data from …

Deficiency or excess of specific micronutrients is common in preterm infants and can have
many effects on health outcomes, ranging from life-threatening electrolyte disturbances to …