Overview
Nutrition for the Preterm Infant: Impact on Growth, Development, and Intestinal Health
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Upon completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
- Identify nutritional differences between preterm discharge and standard term formulas and formulate strategies to transition preterm infants to term formulas, when appropriate.
- Illustrate how the gut microbiome is altered in preterm infants and how it can be partially optimized through diet to minimize disease.
- Examine differences in enriched, fortified, and supplemented formulas, especially with regard to LCPUFA supplementation and its impact on growth and development in both preterm and full-term infants.
- Discuss strategies to educate parents and guardians regarding infant nutrition.
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Professor of Pediatrics and Nutrition
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio
IACET CEUs are accepted by the American Nurses Association. Contact your licensing agency for details. 0.1 CEU = 60 minutes