Prematurity

Preterm Infant Clinical Growth Assessment: Growth Velocity

Dr Groh-Wargo discusses the critical steps in preterm infant clinical growth assessment to calculate growth velocity, assess catch-up growth, evaluate growth charts, and monitor for extrauterine growth restriction. She also reviews the new international growth standards for intrauterine growth of preterm infants developed by the INTERGROWTH-21st Project, and Z-scores for monitoring growth trajectories.

Probiotics Podcast Series

In this six-episode podcast series, Adam Baker, PhD, Karyn Wulf, MD, MPH, and a handful of special guests discuss Chr. Hansen-produced probiotics, their demonstrated modes of action, the differences among various strains, safety and quality in manufacturing, and how they can be used in the NICU setting.

Improved Outcomes in Preterm Infants Fed a Nonacidified Liquid Human Milk Fortifier: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial

A controlled study with the goal of comparing growth, feeding tolerance, and clinical and biochemical evaluations in human milk-fed preterm infants who received either an acidified or nonacidified liquid human milk fortifier.

Schanler, R. J., Groh-Wargo, S. L., Barrett-Reis, B., White, R. D., Ahmad, K. A., Oliver, J., Baggs, G., Williams, L., & Adamkin, D. (2018). Improved Outcomes in Preterm Infants Fed a Nonacidified Liquid Human Milk Fortifier: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial. The Journal of Pediatrics, 202, 31–37.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2018.07.005

Probiotics and Preterm Infants: A Position Paper by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Committee (ESPGHAN) on Nutrition and the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Working Group for Probiotics and Prebiotics

This ESPGHAN probiotic meta-analysis paper identifies strains with high efficacy and addresses safety issues of probiotic supplementation to preterm infants, who have reduced immunological capacities and occasional indwelling catheters.

van den Akker, C., van Goudoever, J. B., Shamir, R., Domellöf, M., Embleton, N. D., Hojsak, I., Lapillonne, A., Mihatsch, W. A., Berni Canani, R., Bronsky, J., Campoy, C., Fewtrell, M. S., Fidler Mis, N., Guarino, A., Hulst, J. M., Indrio, F., Kolaček, S., Orel, R., Vandenplas, Y., Weizman, Z., Szajewska, H. (2020). Probiotics and Preterm Infants: A Position Paper by the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Committee on Nutrition and the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Working Group for Probiotics and Prebiotics. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 70(5), 664–680. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000002655

Growth and Tolerance of Preterm Infants Fed a New Extensively Hydrolyzed Liquid Human Milk Fortifier

This study was a comparison of growth and tolerance in premature infants fed either standard powdered human milk fortifier (HMF) or a newly formulated concentrated liquid that contained extensively hydrolyzed protein.

Kim, J. H., Chan, G., Schanler, R., Groh-Wargo, S., Bloom, B., Dimmit, R., Williams, L., Baggs, G., & Barrett-Reis, B. (2015). Growth and Tolerance of Preterm Infants Fed a New Extensively Hydrolyzed Liquid Human Milk Fortifier. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 61(6), 665–671. https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000001010

Count on Similac^® for Evidence-Based, Innovative Nutrition Products

An extensive portfolio of science-based nutrition products with clinical results aids nutrition-challenged and very low-birth-weight NICU infants.

Premature Infant Nutrition Infographic

A descriptive infographic of a preterm infant's catch-up growth essentials and their benefits.

Similac^® NeoSure^® Patient Brochure

An overview of NeoSure products which are WIC-eligible.

NeoSure Mixing Instructions (English & Spanish versions)

Preparation instructions, visual and written, for mixing Similac NeoSure formula.