Increased enteral lipid supplementation is not associated with weight gain in extremely preterm infants with sufficient energy intakes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Practices for fortifying human milk vary among neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). It is unclear whether enteral energy intake above 140 kcal/kg/day with increased fat supplementation leads to greater weight gain in breastmilk-fed extremely preterm (EPT) infants.

Methods

Anthropometric and nutritional data were collected from clinical records for Swedish EPT infants born between gestational weeks 26 + 0 and 27 + 6. Included infants were treated at NICU A (n = 17) or NICU B (n = 39). The primary outcome was change in standard deviation (SD) scores (ΔSDS) for weight between postmenstrual weeks 29 + 0 and 34 + 0.

Results

At birth, the mean gestational age was 26.9 (±0.45 SD) weeks and the mean birthweight was 969 (±107 SD) g. Between postmenstrual weeks 29 

SUBMITTER: Alm S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11615127 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature