Despite hopes that early nutrition could enhance brain growth in preterm infants, a new study finds no significant impact—challenging assumptions about feeding strategies in neonatal care. Study: ...

The progression from enteral to independent oral feeding represents a critical milestone in the care of preterm infants, involving a complex interplay between neurological maturation, oromotor skills ...

Among infants born very preterm, human milk feeding at hospital discharge is associated with fewer respiratory hospital admissions during their first 18 months than exclusive formula feeding.

Long-term consequences of prematurity are a public health concern. A pattern of slow initial weight gain followed by a period of rapid weight gain has been associated with poor cardiometabolic health ...

A breast milk enema resulted in faster meconium evacuation and a shorter time to enteral feeding compared with a saline enema, a randomized clinical trial in a Chinese hospital showed. Among 286 ...

Extremely preterm infants remain a very high-risk category for illness and mortality. Prior research indicates this may be mitigated by feeding preterm infants with human milk fortified with a human ...

Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH) launched its next-generation NTrainer System 2.0 to help premature and newborn infants in independent feeding. The system focuses on non-nutritive suck, or NNS, a ...