The premature infant grows at an incredible rate and so plain breast milk is not sufficient to provide enough energy, protein, and vitamins to grow well.
Neonatologists add nutritional supplements in the form of a fortifier which is cow’s milk based. A recent study performed at 12 different medical centers has been able to study the [...]
One of the nation’s largest premature infant databases (NICHD) has been examined to determine the risks of dying for infants with short bowel syndrome or SBS. SBS is a devastating condition where a significant portion of an infant’s small and large bowel are removed due to damage or dysfunction. Subsequently, the [...]
Probiotics are defined as live microbes, such as bacteria, that reside in the gut and provide benefits to the person taking them. Many of us see probiotics in our daily diet such as the “live culture” bacteria found in yogurt. Several recent studies on premature babies have suggested that giving probiotics [...]
A study by Lambert and colleagues (1) sought to find out reasons why some term babies may develop NEC. They looked back almost 6 years to review 30 cases of term or near-term babies in their hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. These infants were more likely to be born with heart [...]