PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - M Chauhan AU - G Henderson AU - W McGuire TI - Enteral feeding for very low birth weight infants: reducing the risk of necrotising enterocolitis AID - 10.1136/adc.2007.115824 DP - 2008 Mar 01 TA - Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition PG - F162--F166 VI - 93 IP - 2 4099 - http://fn.bmj.com/content/93/2/F162.short 4100 - http://fn.bmj.com/content/93/2/F162.full SO - Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed2008 Mar 01; 93 AB - The principal modifiable risk factors for necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very low birth weight infants relate to enteral feeding practices. Evidence exists that feeding with formula milk increases the risk of NEC. Currently, only limited data are available on the effect of the timing of feed introduction and advancement on the risk of developing NEC. Large, multicentre randomised controlled trials of these strategies are needed. Other promising interventions that merit further evaluation include the use of prebiotics and probiotics, and the avoidance of exposure to H2-receptor antagonists.