Nutrient Deficiencies in the Premature Infant

Malika D. Shah; Shilpa R. Shah

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2009.08.001

Nutrient Deficiencies in the Premature Infant

Malika D. Shah^*, Shilpa R. Shah

^*Corresponding author for this work

Pediatrics

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

51 Scopus citations

Abstract

Premature infants are a population prone to nutrient deficiencies. Because the early diet of these infants is entirely amenable to intervention, understanding the pathophysiology behind these deficiencies is important for both the neonatologists who care for them acutely and for pediatricians who are responsible for their care through childhood. This article reviews the normal accretion of nutrients in the fetus, discusses specific nutrient deficiencies that are exacerbated in the postnatal period, and identifies key areas for future research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1069-1083
Number of pages	15
Journal	Pediatric Clinics of North America
Volume	56
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcl.2009.08.001
State	Published - Oct 1 2009

Keywords

Accretion
Deficiency
Fetus
Nutrition
Postdischarge
Premature

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

Access to Document

10.1016/j.pcl.2009.08.001

Cite this

@article{a781d9f52df74c59865ce6d300a7c919,

title = "Nutrient Deficiencies in the Premature Infant",

abstract = "Premature infants are a population prone to nutrient deficiencies. Because the early diet of these infants is entirely amenable to intervention, understanding the pathophysiology behind these deficiencies is important for both the neonatologists who care for them acutely and for pediatricians who are responsible for their care through childhood. This article reviews the normal accretion of nutrients in the fetus, discusses specific nutrient deficiencies that are exacerbated in the postnatal period, and identifies key areas for future research.",

keywords = "Accretion, Deficiency, Fetus, Nutrition, Postdischarge, Premature",

author = "Shah, {Malika D.} and Shah, {Shilpa R.}",

year = "2009",

month = oct,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.pcl.2009.08.001",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "56",

pages = "1069--1083",

journal = "Pediatric Clinics of North America",

issn = "0031-3955",

publisher = "W.B. Saunders Ltd",

number = "5",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Nutrient Deficiencies in the Premature Infant

AU - Shah, Malika D.

AU - Shah, Shilpa R.

PY - 2009/10/1

Y1 - 2009/10/1

N2 - Premature infants are a population prone to nutrient deficiencies. Because the early diet of these infants is entirely amenable to intervention, understanding the pathophysiology behind these deficiencies is important for both the neonatologists who care for them acutely and for pediatricians who are responsible for their care through childhood. This article reviews the normal accretion of nutrients in the fetus, discusses specific nutrient deficiencies that are exacerbated in the postnatal period, and identifies key areas for future research.

AB - Premature infants are a population prone to nutrient deficiencies. Because the early diet of these infants is entirely amenable to intervention, understanding the pathophysiology behind these deficiencies is important for both the neonatologists who care for them acutely and for pediatricians who are responsible for their care through childhood. This article reviews the normal accretion of nutrients in the fetus, discusses specific nutrient deficiencies that are exacerbated in the postnatal period, and identifies key areas for future research.

KW - Accretion

KW - Deficiency

KW - Fetus

KW - Nutrition

KW - Postdischarge

KW - Premature

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=72049119619&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=72049119619&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.08.001

DO - 10.1016/j.pcl.2009.08.001

M3 - Review article

C2 - 19931064

AN - SCOPUS:72049119619

SN - 0031-3955

VL - 56

SP - 1069

EP - 1083

JO - Pediatric Clinics of North America

JF - Pediatric Clinics of North America

IS - 5

ER -

Nutrient Deficiencies in the Premature Infant

Abstract

Keywords

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this