title: Nutrition and growth in infants born preterm from birth to adulthood.
abstract: Prevention of extra-uterine growth retardation is of extreme importance, as the achievement of adequate growth has been associated with a favorable neurodevelopmental outcome through childhood. In addition, as disturbances in growth that take place early in life may affect adult health, a full understanding of the growth trajectory of very-low-birth-weight infants is also advisable. This review will focus attention on the nutritional strategies proposed during hospital admission and after discharge in order to limit extra-uterine growth retardation in preterm infants. The dynamic changes that characterize growth of infants born preterm from birth up to adulthood will also be addressed.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: maria.gianni@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Maria Lorella
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Giannì
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roggero
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Garbarino
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bracco
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fumagalli
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agosti
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosca
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D057238:Growth Charts; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D018529:Nutritional Support