In this issue of Clinics in Perinatology, guest editors Drs. Brenda Poindexter and Amy B. Hair bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Neonatal Nutrition. Emphasizing evidence to support clinical decision making, top experts in the field discuss important topics in the nutrition of neonates with the goals of reducing infant mortality and morbidity.
Key Features
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Contains 14 practice-oriented topics including maternal diet for babies in the NICU; myths and fallacies about feeding healthy term and late-preterm infants during neonatal transition; enteral nutrition: evidence for feeding practices; post-NEC nutrition; nutrition management of high-risk neonates after discharge; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews of neonatal nutrition, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
Author Information
Edited by Brenda Poindexter, MD, MS, Chief, Division of Neonatology, System Medical Director for Neonatology, Marcus Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia and Amy B. Hair, MD, Program Director of Neonatal Nutrition,Texas Children's Hospital, Program Director of NICU Intestinal Rehabilitation Team, Texas Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor Pediatrics, Neonatology, Baylor, College of Medicine
Early Fluid and Nutritional Management of Extremely Preterm Newborns During the Fetal-To-Neonatal Transition
Administering Parenteral Nutrition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Logistics, Existing Challenges, and a Few Conundrums
Parenteral Nutrition in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Intravenous Lipid Emulsions
Calcium and Phosphorus: All You Need to Know but Were Afraid to Ask
The Practice of Enteral Nutrition: Clinical Evidence for Feeding Protocols
Human Milk Fortification for Very Preterm Infants: Toward Optimal Nutrient Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Growth, and Long-Term Outcomes
Human Milk Fortification Strategies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Nutrition Management of High-Risk Neonates After Discharge
Red Blood Cell Transfusion, Anemia, Feeding, and the Risk of Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Current Practices, Challenges, and Recommendations in Enteral Nutrition After Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Nutrition for Infants with Congenital Heart Disease
Special Populations—Surgical Infants
Controversies and Conundrums in Newborn Feeding
The Role of the Neonatal Registered Dietitian Nutritionist: Past, Present, and Future