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ReviewSeminars in fetal & neonatal medicine2025

Exclusive enteral nutrition in preterm infants: How early is too early?

Ariel A Salas, Shalini Ojha

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Review in Seminars in fetal & neonatal medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ariel A SalasUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Neonatology, 1700 6th Ave South, Women & Infants Center, Suite 9380, Birmingham, AL, 35233, USA. Electronic address: asalas@uab.edu.
Shalini OjhaAcademic Unit of Lifespan and Population Health, East Block, Lenton, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG72UH, UK. Electronic address: Shalini.Ojha@nottingham.ac.uk.

Funding

Early life protein-enriched human milk diets to increase lean body mass accretion and diversity of the gut microbiome in extremely preterm infants: a randomized trialK23HD102554 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI SALAS, ARIEL · 2020 to 2024
$774k
NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD102554
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the growing availability of maternal and donor milk, neonatal feeding practices are undergoing significant transformation. Increasingly, neonatal units are prioritizing exclusive enteral nutrition soon after birth, a shift that represents a substantial advance in neonatal care. However, critical questions remain regarding the implementation, safety, and long-term outcomes of this approach. This review consolidates the evidence supporting early and exclusive enteral nutrition, exploring its potential to redefine neonatal care practices, particularly in high-resource settings. By examining challenges such as variability in practices, resource constraints, and clinical decision-making during acute illness, this discussion aims to provide a roadmap for integrating these practices into routine care and advancing outcomes for preterm and vulnerable infants.

Indexed as

Enteral NutritionInfant, PrematureHumansInfant, NewbornInfant Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaClinical trialsEnteral nutritionGrowthNewbornParenteral nutritionPremature infantsSepsis

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PMID40221313
PMCPMC12162195

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