Low Birth Weight

Premature, small for Gestacional Age and Low birth weight babies are an important Public Health concern specially in Developing countries.This section covers the importance of using different nutrition approaches when managing Low Birthweight . It also brings extensive information on the nutritional requirements and adequate interventions recommended to ensure the best possible outcomes.

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Consumption of Low-Glycaemic-Index Diet during Pregnancy and Its Impact on Maternal and Newborn Outcomes

Impact of Low-Glycaemic-Index Diet during Pregnancy on Maternal and Newborn OutcomesMaternal nutritional status during…

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Behavioural-Dietary Aspects of Diarrhoea-Nutrition Relationships: A Commentary

Association between Premastication and Diarrhoea in Infants: A CommentaryA paper by Conkle et al. focused on the role of…

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Impact of Infant Feeding Guidelines on the Management of Cow’s Milk Allergy

Influence of Regional and National Guidelines on Prescriptions for Cow’s Milk AllergyInfant Feeding Guidelines were…

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A Nutritional Bundle Approach to Improve Growth Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Effect of Nutritional Bundle Intervention on Growth Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Postnatal malnutrition is…

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Prevalence of Malnutrition, Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Diarrhoea in Children Under 5 Years

Prevalence of Malnutrition, Acute Respiratory Infections and Diarrhoea in Children of Sugali Tribe of Andhra…

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Efficacy of Probiotics in Reducing the Incidence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Paediatric Population: An Open-Label Randomised Controlled Trial

Probiotics to Reduce Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Paediatric PopulationVentilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in…

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World Health Organization Guidelines for Iron Supplementation in Infants and Children

World Health Organization Guidelines: Daily Iron Supplementation to Prevent Iron DeficiencyThe World Health Organization…

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Association between Three Dose Regimens of Probiotics and Stool Colonisation in Premature Infants

Probiotics and Stool Colonisation Rates in Premature InfantsProbiotics confer their beneficial effects by colonising the…

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Compliance of mothers to withhold breastfeeding during rotavirus vaccination

Adherence of mothers to breastfeeding recommendations during rotavirus vaccination: A randomised clinical trial.The…

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