Abstract

In recent years, premature birth rate has increased due to the development of medical technology and the change of socioeconomic environment. In order to reduce the possibilities of extrauterine growth retardation and neural development retardation among premature infants, nutrition support should be fully paid attention to in clinical settings. Currently, nutritional intervention for premature infants mainly adopts enteral or parenteral nutrition. Parenteral nutrition is prescribed according to the recommended value in China Neonatal Nutrition Support Application Guide, individualized for premature infants. Enteral nutrition commonly uses breast milk, milk supplements, premature infant formula milk, hydrolyzed protein milk and formula milk after discharge. In this review, we summarized the clinical application of nutritional intervention in premature infants. Key words: Premature infant; Enteral nutrition; Parenteral nutrition

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