Testing the reported long-term advantages of protein-fortified human milk in very low birth weight neonates

• Main Authors: Augusto Biasini (Author), Erica Neri (Author), Marcello Stella (Author), Laura Malaigia (Author), Elisa Mariani (Author), Vittoria Rizzo (Author), Francesca Agostini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Preterm infants are at-risk for extrauterine growth restriction and downward percentile-crossing between birth and discharge. Increased energy and protein intake through fortification of human milk during the first weeks of life has been associated with improved short-term growth and better developm...