The goal of nutritional management in VLBW and ELBW infants is the achievement of postnatal growth at a rate that approximates the intrauterine growth of a norm
Improved conditions of care for premature infants have led to markedly increased survival rates over the last few decades, particularly in very low and extremel
Despite recent declines in infant mortality, the rates of low birthweight deliveries in the United States continue to be high. Part I of this volume defines the