title: Nutrition of the fetus and premature infant.
abstract: Nutrition in the fetus and the premature infant is a rapidly changing field, not solely due to the acquisition of new knowledge but also because there have been major conceptual advances that have altered our approach to nutrition during early stages of development. This special report will highlight some of these conceptual advances in this area.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Battaglia
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Thureen
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology*; D008099:Liver / Q000196:embryology / Q000502:physiology; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010920:Placenta / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose