Revista de Biología Neonatal

Abstracto

Editorial on Neonatal Nutrition and Maternal factors

Sakinala Sowmya

Health and development are contingent on sound nutrition during the neonatal period. Needs of all infants include adequate intake of balance diet among proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamin, and mineral intake. Preterm infants have similar nutritional requirements but demand more frequent assessment of nutritional health and ongoing adjustment of nutritional intake throughout the neonatal period to ensure appropriate growth and development. Evidence based nursing practice calls for an update on the specific nutritional requirements of infants, special nutritional needs of preterm infants, and the most recent