Using Evidence to Address Differences in Opinions and Practice in Neonatal Nutrition

The field of Neonatology continues to change over time, as there are advances in maternal care and technology used in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with infants of younger gestational age surviving. When the first NICUs were established, there were limited options in how to provide nutrition to these infants. There was not parenteral nutrition, which is a vital component of care today when infants are unable to tolerate enteral nutrition. Mothers were encouraged to provide breast milk in the past, but there were not high-functioning human milk pumps available until more recently.
Source: Clinics in Perinatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research