RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Enteral feeding for very low birth weight infants: reducing the risk of necrotising enterocolitis JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP F162 OP F166 DO 10.1136/adc.2007.115824 VO 93 IS 2 A1 M Chauhan A1 G Henderson A1 W McGuire YR 2008 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/93/2/F162.abstract 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.