Basic laws of growth and feeding of extremely preterm infants after hospital discharge

• Anna V. Degtyareva
• Anna A. Puchkova
• Irina I. Ryumina

Abstract

The article represents basic laws of growth for very and extremely low birth weight infants. According to the available literature data analysis and the author's own experience methodology for estimating of physical development indexes throughout the first year of life were formulated. Basic laws of extremely preterm infants after hospital discharge are described, including conditions requiring the use of fortifier, specialized formulas, timing for complementary feeding, necessity for vitamin D and iron preparations supplement.

Keywords:extremely preterm infants, very low birth weight, extremely low birth weight, fortifier, formula, supplemental feeding, vitamin D, iron

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