Feeding and Nutrition in the Preterm Infant

• 1. Benefits of Human Milk for the Preterm Baby2. Nutritional Requirements3. Ensuring Nutritional Adequacy of Human Milk Fed Preterm Babies4. Mammary Anatomy and Physiology5. Milk Expression6. Milk Banking7. Enteral Feeding8. Monitoring Growth and Outcome9. Feeding Development10. Transition from Tube to Breast11. Feeding Problems12. Benchmarking, Standards, Audit and Education

"The book concentrates on the important area of breast feeding of the preterm and the use of expressed milk when breast feeding is not possible. It this respect the book fulfils its remit very well." -S B Ainworth, Disease in Childhood, (2006; 91; 374-375)'A well-designed resource for all professionals involved in the care of the neonate... While firmly recommending this book to all neonatal units and transitional wards, I would also suggest that those supporting mothers nursing term infants would find this book a worthwhile and informative read.'-Royal College of Midwives Journal 'Midwives'(September 2006, Vol. 9, No. 9)