title: How to use: nutritional assessment in neonates.
abstract: Adequate nutrition and growth during the neonatal period are important, especially for preterm infants, for whom there is evidence of poor nutrient intakes and growth, and this has important implications for their health in later life. Increased nutritional support while on the neonatal intensive care unit has been shown to improve growth, but such support is not universally available. Being able to carry out and interpret a nutritional assessment is therefore an important skill for paediatricians caring for neonates. This article aims to explain how to use nutritional assessment in neonates and provides some tools to make this process as straightforward as possible.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health Research, Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Department of Neonatal Medicine, Princess Anne Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health Research, Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, Hampshire, UK.
authors.forename: Anthony E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Wiskin
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatal Medicine, Princess Anne Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Freya
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Medical Unit, Southampton General Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: R Mark
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Beattie
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Health Research, Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Department of Neonatal Medicine, Princess Anne Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: Alison A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Leaf
mesh_terms: D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods; D002657:Child Development / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000254:growth & development; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Growth; Neonatology; Nutrition