Topics include:

• The preterm infant, including fetal growth and development and outcomes and terminology of the preterm infant
• Nutritional requirements and challenges for the preterm infant
• Feeding the preterm infant, including route and choice of feed in hospital and micronutrient supplementation
• Growth and development of the preterm infant, including expected weight gain/growth monitoring charts, developmental considerations, community care of the preterm infant at home and weaning onto solids

Introduction to preterm nutrition

E-learning