title: Feeding premature infants after hospital discharge.
abstract: Supplying adequate nutrition to premature infants is an ongoing challenge. Common medical conditions that premature infants develop and therapies given to them can increase their nutritional requirements or interfere with the delivery of nutrients. This article outlines factors to consider when prescribing appropriate diet and nutritional supplements at hospital discharge.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Yuen
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