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Nutritional Strategies for the Very Low Birthweight Infant
David H. Adamkin
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Description for Nutritional Strategies for the Very Low Birthweight Infant
paperback. Provides practical guidance on all nutritional strategies for all healthcare professionals caring for premature babies. Num Pages: 203 pages, 7 b/w illus. 28 tables. BIC Classification: MJWN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 185 x 124 x 1. Weight in Grams: 270.
The goal of nutritional management in VLBW and ELBW infants is the achievement of postnatal growth at a rate that approximates the intrauterine growth of a normal fetus at the same postconceptional age. In reality, however, growth lags considerably after birth; although non-nutritional factors are involved, nutrient deficiencies are critical in explaining delayed growth. This practical clinically-oriented pocketbook reviews and summarises all available clinical evidence. It enables the reader to implement parenteral or enteral feeding plans, with the goals of reducing postnatal weight loss, earlier return to birthweight, and improved catch-up growth. Both nutrient balance and growth and the impact ... Read more
The goal of nutritional management in VLBW and ELBW infants is the achievement of postnatal growth at a rate that approximates the intrauterine growth of a normal fetus at the same postconceptional age. In reality, however, growth lags considerably after birth; although non-nutritional factors are involved, nutrient deficiencies are critical in explaining delayed growth. This practical clinically-oriented pocketbook reviews and summarises all available clinical evidence. It enables the reader to implement parenteral or enteral feeding plans, with the goals of reducing postnatal weight loss, earlier return to birthweight, and improved catch-up growth. Both nutrient balance and growth and the impact ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
203
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521732468
SKU
V9780521732468
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Ref
99-24
About David H. Adamkin
David H. Adamkin is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Division of Neonatal Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
Reviews for Nutritional Strategies for the Very Low Birthweight Infant
'This is a wonderful contribution to the practical literature on neonatal nutritional care. It highlights the important contribution of optimal nutrition to the prevention of long-term neurodevelopmental and health sequelae as consequences of severe prematurity. Hopefully, Dr Adamkin's recommendations regarding nutritional management of this very vulnerable population will find general acceptance in our NICUs.' Doody's Notes '… very practical, easy ... Read more