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Optimal nutrition to support growth in preterm and ill infants continues to be an elusive goal. In a multicentre study that included tertiary and special care units in a single region, postnatal growth restriction was universal in preterm infants who survived to discharge, although the extent varied among units. This variation could not be explained by differences in patient characteristics, including severity of illness, and underscores the importance of continued examination of our nutritional practices.
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Two studies remind us that maternal nutrition also affects neonatal outcome. In a case control study using a food frequency questionnaire, folate supplementation and increased consumption of fish and carbohydrate rich food at the time of conception, and iron supplementation in the last month of pregnancy, were associated with a reduced risk of small for gestational age at term. In another report, iodine deficiency was identified in a sample of 3.5% of
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