Factors in Early Feeding Practices That May Influence Growth and the Challenges That Arise in Growth Outcomes Research
Fabrizio V, Shabanova V, Taylor SN. Factors in Early Feeding Practices That May Influence Growth and the Challenges That Arise in Growth Outcomes Research. Nutrients 2020, 12: 1939. PMID: 32629763, PMCID: PMC7399918, DOI: 10.3390/nu12071939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWeeks gestational ageGestational agePreterm infantsEarly feeding practicesInfant growth trajectoriesFetal growth chartsSingle-center investigationInitial hospitalizationParenteral nutritionImproved outcomesInclusion criteriaFeeding practicesGrowth chartsNutritional practicesFirst weekHospital growthNutritional factorsInfantsQuartileCenter investigationLess daysOutcomes researchCaloric densityHospitalizationCohort effects