RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How to use: nutritional assessment in neonates
JF Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
JO Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 147
OP 154
DO 10.1136/archdischild-2014-306448
VO 100
IS 3
A1 Mark J Johnson
A1 Anthony E Wiskin
A1 Freya Pearson
A1 R Mark Beattie
A1 Alison A Leaf
YR 2015
UL http://ep.bmj.com/content/100/3/147.abstract
AB Adequate nutrition and growth during the neonatal period are important, especially for preterm infants, for whom there is evidence of poor nutrient intakes and growth, and this has important implications for their health in later life. Increased nutritional support while on the neonatal intensive care unit has been shown to improve growth, but such support is not universally available. Being able to carry out and interpret a nutritional assessment is therefore an important skill for paediatricians caring for neonates. This article aims to explain how to use nutritional assessment in neonates and provides some tools to make this process as straightforward as possible.