Development of the Infant Intestine: Implications for Nutrition Support
- 1 April 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wiley in Nutrition in Clinical Practice
- Vol. 22 (2) , 159-173
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0115426507022002159
Abstract
The incidence of preterm births has continued to increase over the past 25 years, and therefore the optimal feeding of these infants is an important clinical concern. This review focuses on intestinal development and physiology, with a particular emphasis on developmentally immature functions of the preterm intestine and the resulting implications for nutrition therapies used to feed the preterm infant.Keywords
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