Neonatal diet and growth outcomes in hospitalised very preterm infants: an observational study in middle income countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Human milk use was high at discharge in this vulnerable population of infants born at 22-29 weeks or VLBW in middle- income countries. Infants fed a mixed diet gain weight more slowly than infants fed only formula. Rigorous intervention studies are needed determine optimal nutrient delivery strategies for infants fed human milk in this context.
Authors
- R S Procianoy
- Mandy B. Belfort (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8799-3313)
- Lucy T. Greenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5911-1659)
- Erika M. Edwards
- Lloyd Tooke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5905-9996)
- R. M. H. Silveira
- Anne CC Lee
- Katherine EA Semrau
- Danielle EY Ehret
Institutions
- University of Vermont (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Brown University (US)
- Vermont Oxford Network (US)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Global Health
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.15.04340
- Primary Topic
- Infant Nutrition and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00