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Nutrition for the Preterm Neonate: A Clinical Perspective


Nutrition for the Preterm Neonate: A Clinical Perspective

Hardback by Patole, Sanjay

Nutrition for the Preterm Neonate: A Clinical Perspective

£129.99

ISBN:
9789400768116
Publication Date:
10 Jul 2013
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer
Pages:
450 pages
Format:
Hardback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 17 - 22 May 2024
Nutrition for the Preterm Neonate: A Clinical Perspective

Description

Survival of extremely premature neonates has improved significantly following the advances in neonatal intensive care. Extrauterine growth restriction is a serious issue in this population. Nutritional exposures during critical period of life influence the individual's risk of disease throughout life. Nutritional deficit and poor growth are associated with long term neurodevelopmental impairment, short stature and metabolic disorders in extremely preterm neonates. Optimising nutrition in the early postnatal life of the preterm neonate is therefore a priority. However this is easier said than done considering the frequency of feed intolerance, fear of necrotising enterocolitis, and the hesitancy in adopting an aggressive approach to parenteral nutrition in this population. Some of the finest researchers in the field have come together to provide the clinical perspective on the A to Z of nutrition in the preterm neonate in simple and clear fashion in this book.

Contents

Developmental physiology of the GIT and feed intolerance.- Enteral nutrition.- Parenteral nutrition.- Catch up growth / Developmental origin of adult diseases.- Monitoring growth and development.- Breast milk, breast feeding, and donor milk banks.- Nutrition in specific conditions.

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