Complementary feeding in preterm infants: a position paper by Italian neonatal, paediatric and paediatric gastroenterology joint societies

• Main Authors: Maria Elisabetta Baldassarre (Author), Raffaella Panza (Author), Francesco Cresi (Author), Guglielmo Salvatori (Author), Luigi Corvaglia (Author), Arianna Aceti (Author), Maria Lorella Giannì (Author), Nadia Liotto (Author), Laura Ilardi (Author), Nicola Laforgia (Author), Luca Maggio (Author), Paolo Lionetti (Author), Carlo Agostoni (Author), Luigi Orfeo (Author), Antonio Di Mauro (Author), Annamaria Staiano (Author), Fabio Mosca (Author), On behalf of Italian Society of Paediatrics (SIP) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Nutrition in the first 1000 days of life is essential to ensure appropriate growth rates, prevent adverse short- and long-term outcomes, and allow physiologic neurocognitive development. Appropriate management of early nutritional needs is particularly crucial for preterm infants. Although...