Blog 18: Third Answer

Title:  Third Answer
Label: Research
Due Date:  Thursday March 27 by 8AM

Content:

What is the best way to ensure a premature baby grows healthy? 

Answer #3

By assuring neonates get the right nutrition they need in order to reach the ideal weight to continue to grow and develop. 

3 details to support your answer 

1. The lack of nutrients from a mother to the fetus throughout the pregnancy leads to adverse outcomes. Increases the risk to infection and abnormal developments. 
2. Neonates receive there nutritional needs through breast milk or formula milk. The formula has a higher amount of fat and protein that helps meet the special growth needs of the infant. 
3. Infants who are born prematurely need supplements to help them grow and develop, supplements contain extra protein, calories, iron. calcium and vitamins the babies are in need of. 

The Research source (s) to support your details and answers

Research Article: "Nutritional Requirements and parental nutrition in preterm infants"

"Neonatal weight gain and nutrition: Nutritional needs of a preterm infant"

Concluding Sentence 

It is important to understand the nutritional needs of a premature infant because of the critical conditions they face.