Feeding the premature infant in the 20th century

Authors
Greer, FR
Citation
Fr. Greer, Feeding the premature infant in the 20th century, J NUTR, 131(2), 2001, pp. 426S-430S
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Food Science/Nutrition","Endocrinology, Nutrition & Metabolism
Journal title
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
ISSN journal
00223166 → ACNP
Volume
131
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
426S - 430S
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3166(200102)131:2<426S:FTPIIT>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This article reviews the historical development of feeding the premature in fant in the 20th century. It describes the early work determining the energ y requirements of the preterm infant, the evolution of the use of human mil k and its fortification for these infants, the development of special formu las for very-low-birth-weight infants and the Various techniques/methods ut ilized including total parenteral nutrition.