The progression from enteral to independent oral feeding represents a critical milestone in the care of preterm infants, involving a complex interplay between neurological maturation, oromotor skills ...

Despite hopes that early nutrition could enhance brain growth in preterm infants, a new study finds no significant impact—challenging assumptions about feeding strategies in neonatal care. Study: ...

For infants, especially those born prematurely, nutrient absorption and proper development go hand in hand. However, no precise measures or clinical tools exist to measure nutrient absorption or to ...

Taking a preterm baby home after weeks or months in the NICU is one of the happiest moments for parents. Even the parents will be exhausted after that long NICU stay. It must have been stressful for ...

Just because feeding is one of the first things we do in life doesn’t mean it’s simple. To the contrary, feeding is a feat of such complexity and skill that many healthy newborns struggle to feed at ...

Abbott Labs has prevailed in the third of four "bellwether" federal lawsuits by parents who claim its infant formula is responsible for harm to their preterm babies. The fate of hundreds of pending ...

Abbott Laboratories must pay $495 million in damages in the case of a girl who developed a serious gastrointestinal disease as a premature infant after consuming Abbott formula, a Missouri jury ...

The companies say no published study's ever concluded their products cause NEC. Chance Dean was alive for just 25 days. Yet his tragic story has reverberated in hospitals around the country, impacted ...