Neonatal Nutrition and Brain Structure at 7 Years in Children Born Very Preterm.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Neonatal protein intake following very preterm birth has long lasting effects on brain development. However, it is uncertain whether these effects are associated with improved or impaired brain maturation.

Objective

To assess the association of neonatal protein intake following very preterm birth with brain structure at 7 years of age.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study involved children born very preterm before or after a change in neonatal intensive care unit nutritional protocol that increased protein intake at the National Women's Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. The children completed magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning at 7 years. There were 128 children who were initially eligible. MRI data were ineligible for analysis if exc

SUBMITTER: Poppe T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11762234 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature