grand rounds - preterm infant through first 6-12 months of life

Presented By:

Trayce Fields, MEd, RDN, CSP, LD - Clinical Dietitian III-NICU, Dayton Children’s Hospital

Kylie Yike, MS, RDN, CSP, LD - Clinical Dietitian III, Dayton Children’s Hospital

Objectives:

1. Cite the ongoing unique nutritional needs of preterm infants following discharge to home from the NICU/SCN.
2. Describe best practices for assessing growth and nutritional intake of former preterm infants.
3. Recognize the need for routine vitamin and mineral supplementation for preterm infants discharged from the NICU.
4. Identify common feeding challenges of preterm infants and ways to support families as they transition to caring for their infant (s) at home. 

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