Open AccessGrowth in Early Childhood of Children Who are Born Prematurely and Exclusively Fed with Expressed Breast Milk in the Neonatal Period
Author(s) -
Sandya Bandara,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hsoa journal neonatology and clinical pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2378-878X
DOI - 10.24966/ncp-878x/100089
Subject(s) - period (music) , breast milk , perinatal period , early childhood , medicine , pediatrics , developmental psychology , biology , pregnancy , psychology , genetics , biochemistry , physics , acoustics
The critical period for the growth and the neurodevelopment of a premature infant is the first few weeks of life. The nutritional requirement goes to its highest point during this period and the nutrition should be optimized to baby's needs.