What is it about?
Algorithm for feeding NICU graduates whose mother's want to breast feed.
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Why is it important?
The best nutrition for NICU graduates is still debated. All agree mother's milk is important, but controversy exists about possible benefits of additives or post-discharge formulas. This paper explores those issues, and offers a simple algorithm.
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The papers reviews the literature on additives, including their risks and benefits, and offers simple guidelines for feeding NICU graduates.
Dr Ronald S Cohen
Stanford University
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This page is a summary of: Managing the Human-Milk-Fed, Preterm, VLBW Infant at NICU Discharge, ICAN Infant Child & Adolescent Nutrition, June 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1941406415590684.
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