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Feeding low birth weight infants in today’s neonatal environment

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Optimal nutrition is critical in the management of the increasing number of very immature infants in today’s neonatal environment. Meeting their nutritional needs is important in ensuring their survival and subsequent growth and development.

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  1. Neonatal Unit, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK

    Doreen Crawford RGN, RSCN, ENB 405, ENB 870, ENB 998 (Senior Clinical Nurse) & Maryke Morris BSc(Hons), RGN, ENB 405 (Senior Clinical Nurse) (Senior Clinical Nurse) &  (Senior Clinical Nurse)

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Gardiner, H. (1994). Feeding low birth weight infants in today’s neonatal environment. In: Crawford, D., Morris, M. (eds) Neonatal Nursing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3101-6_7

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