Incidence and associated factors of extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) in preterm infants, a cross-sectional study in selected NICUs in Ethiopia

• Main Authors: Netsanet Workneh Gidi (Author), Bogale Worku (Author), Robert L Goldenberg (Author), Assaye K Nigussie (Author), Matthias Siebeck (Author), Orsolya Genzel-Boroviczeny (Author), Lulu M Muhe (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Preterm infants have high risk of developing growth restriction and long-term complications. Enteral feeding is often delayed in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) for the fear of feeding intolerance and the associated necrotising enterocolitis, and recent advances in nutritional suppo...