Neonatal Nutrition
Neonatal Nutrition is fundamental to survival, growth, metabolic stability, neurodevelopment, and long-term health. This session examines evidence-based nutritional strategies for preterm and term infants, addressing breastfeeding support, donor milk, fortification, parenteral nutrition, and safe feeding transitions.
Professionals increasingly seek an Neonatology Conference to understand optimal protein-energy balance, micronutrient needs, feeding readiness cues, and nutrition’s impact on neurodevelopment and chronic disease risk. Participants will explore growth monitoring, nutrient fortification for very preterm infants, and management of feeding intolerance, reflux, and malabsorption.
A major theme is strengthening pediatric neonatal nutrition pathways through structured protocols for enteral advancement, human-milk fortification, and careful transition from tube to oral feeds. Case examples highlight how early nutrition affects brain growth, lung development, immune function, and metabolic stability.
Participants will review parental education, lactation support, post-discharge nutrition guidance, and community coordination. Equity considerations include donor-milk access, cultural feeding practices, and socioeconomic barriers. By the end, attendees will have practical strategies to individualise neonatal nutrition safely and effectively.
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Human milk as foundational nutrition
- Supporting exclusive breastfeeding and donor milk when maternal milk is limited.
- Understanding immune, metabolic, and neurodevelopmental benefits.
Fortification and preterm nutrition
- Meeting higher protein and energy needs of very-low-birth-weight infants.
- Using targeted fortification based on growth and biochemical markers.
Feeding readiness and progression
- Recognising cues for safe oral feeding and supporting transitions.
- Managing feeding intolerance, reflux, and slow growth.
Micronutrient and metabolic considerations
- Ensuring adequate iron, vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus, and electrolytes.
- Monitoring metabolic stability in high-risk infants.
Practice Insights and Feeding Strategies
Designing structured feeding pathways
Standardising enteral advancement and supplementation plans.
Improving lactation support
Offering hands-on guidance and addressing maternal concerns empathetically.
Supporting families post-discharge
Providing clear feeding instructions and growth-monitoring expectations.
Addressing disparities in nutrition access
Ensuring culturally appropriate education and donor-milk availability.
Monitoring long-term outcomes
Linking early nutrition to growth, neurodevelopment, and chronic disease risk.
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