title: Optimizing growth in the preterm infant.
abstract: Most very low birth weight preterm infants experience postnatal growth failure in the neonatal ICU. In an attempt to minimize this phenomenon, the nutritional support of these infants has tended to become more aggressive in recent years and has become a focus of much study. Despite this attention, many questions remain unresolved. This article examines several of these issues, including the controversies regarding optimal postnatal growth velocity, early aggressive nutritional support, and the transition to enteral nutrition in preterm infants.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, Children's Corporate Center, Suite C410, 999 North 92nd Street, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. muhing@mcw.edu
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Uhing
authors.forename: Utpala G
authors.initials: UG
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D002657:Child Development; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000254:growth & development; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development*; D018529:Nutritional Support