Preterm infants: long term nutritional issues
Nutritional needs of preterm infants compared to those born term
The presentation covers:
- What are optimal growth and long term outcomes for infants born preterm?
- Post-discharge nutrition and follow up (including introduction of solids)
- Gut microbiota and breastfeeding
- Red flags for dietetic intervention
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About the Presenter
Colleen Oliver is a Clinical Specialist Dietitian working in the Neonatal Unit at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne. She has over 20 years of paediatric experience working in children’s hospitals across Australia and the UK and currently works with some of the most vulnerable infants born prematurely and their families. She is involved in clinical neonatal nutrition research and infant feeding policy development. Colleen is also a Steering Committee member of the Australasian Neonatal Dietitians Network (ANDiN), a support network founded in 2016 for neonatal dietitians to share knowledge and improve clinical skills and enhance evidence-based practice in neonatal nutrition.
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