Early Diet in Pre-term Infants and Developmental Outcomes: Current Insights and Future Direction
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Pediatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 226
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nutrition; early diet; birth weight; BMI; childhood obesity
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pre-term birth remains a significant global health challenge, with infants born prematurely often facing a multitude of health risks and developmental hurdles. Early nutrition plays a pivotal role in influencing their health and long-term developmental outcomes.
This Special Issue offers a platform for authors and researchers to contribute their groundbreaking work, share valuable insights, and shape the discourse surrounding early nutrition in pre-term infants, addressing topics such as the roles played by breast milk, fortification strategies, optimal nutrient composition, and the impacts of early dietary interventions on neurodevelopmental outcomes. We aim to bring together leading experts, healthcare professionals, and scholars from diverse disciplines to explore this critical intersection of neonatology, pediatrics, and developmental science.
We invite potential authors to contribute to this endeavor by submitting a manuscript, thus becoming a key contributor to this vital debate. Together, we can enrich our understanding of the importance of early diet in pre-term infants and pave the way for more effective strategies and interventions to optimize their quality of life. Authors’ studies can make significant impacts, and we look forward to receiving your submissions.
In addition to disseminating up-to-date insights, this Special Issue encourages its authors to consider future directions in research and clinical practice. We believe that this forward-looking perspective is essential to drive innovation and improve the long-term outcomes and well-being of pre-term infants.
Prof. Dr. Otilia Marginean
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pre-term infants
- early diet
- development
- nutrition
- weight
- BMI
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