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Late preterm infant
Late preterm infants are infants born at a gestational age between 34+0⁄7 weeks and 36+6⁄7 weeks. They have higher morbidity and mortality rates than term infants (gestational age ≥37 weeks) due to their relative physiologic and metabolic immaturity, even though they are often the size and weight of some term infants. "Late preterm" has replaced "near term" to describe this group of infants, since near term incorrectly implies that these infants are "almost term" and only require routine neonatal care.
Several important factors that may predispose late-preterm infants to medical conditions associated with immaturity:
At 34–35 weeks, the brain weight is only about 2⁄3 that of a full-term baby. This may lead to an increased risk of:
Late Preterm Infants have an increased risk of being underweight and stunted at 12 and 24 months of age versus term infants.
Proper nutrition is essential for normal growth, optimal neurologic and cognitive development, immune protection, and long-term health.
The last trimester of pregnancy the fetus is expressing active amino acid transport, calcium, lipid transfer, and glucose facilitated diffusion. Delivery of the premature infant requires higher energy expenditure, but with inadequate intake the infant will have negative nitrogen balance. There are higher needs for Calcium, Phosphorus, and Vitamin D.
For every 10 kcal/kg increase in energy intake in the first week of life, there is a 4.6 points increase in MDI (Mental Development Index) at 18 months. For every 1 g/kg increase in protein intake in the first week of life, 8.2 point increase in MDI at 18 months.
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Late preterm infant
Late preterm infants are infants born at a gestational age between 34+0⁄7 weeks and 36+6⁄7 weeks. They have higher morbidity and mortality rates than term infants (gestational age ≥37 weeks) due to their relative physiologic and metabolic immaturity, even though they are often the size and weight of some term infants. "Late preterm" has replaced "near term" to describe this group of infants, since near term incorrectly implies that these infants are "almost term" and only require routine neonatal care.
Several important factors that may predispose late-preterm infants to medical conditions associated with immaturity:
At 34–35 weeks, the brain weight is only about 2⁄3 that of a full-term baby. This may lead to an increased risk of:
Late Preterm Infants have an increased risk of being underweight and stunted at 12 and 24 months of age versus term infants.
Proper nutrition is essential for normal growth, optimal neurologic and cognitive development, immune protection, and long-term health.
The last trimester of pregnancy the fetus is expressing active amino acid transport, calcium, lipid transfer, and glucose facilitated diffusion. Delivery of the premature infant requires higher energy expenditure, but with inadequate intake the infant will have negative nitrogen balance. There are higher needs for Calcium, Phosphorus, and Vitamin D.
For every 10 kcal/kg increase in energy intake in the first week of life, there is a 4.6 points increase in MDI (Mental Development Index) at 18 months. For every 1 g/kg increase in protein intake in the first week of life, 8.2 point increase in MDI at 18 months.
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