Weaning Time in Preterm Infants: An Audit of Italian Primary Care Paediatricians

Nutrients
Maria Elisabetta BaldassarreItalian Society of Pediatrics (SIP), Italian Society of Neonatology (SIN), Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, He

Abstract

According to the 2016 Italian National Institute of Statistics (Istat) data in Italy, about 6.7% of all newborns are born prematurely. Due to the lack of data on current complementary feeding in preterm infants in Italy, the aim of the survey was to evaluate individual attitudes of primary care paediatricians, concerning the introduction of complementary foods in preterm infants. An internet-based survey was conducted among primary care paediatricians, working in Italy, regarding (1) timing of the introduction of complementary foods to preterm newborns; (2) type of complementary foods introduced; (3) vitamin D and iron supplementations. A total of 347 primary care Italian paediatricians answered the questionnaire; 44% of responders based the timing of the introduction of solid food exclusively on an infant's age, 18% on an infant's neurodevelopmental status and 4% on the body weight; the remaining 34% based the timing on two or more of these aspects. The type of complementary foods did not comply with an evidence-based sequence; 98% of participants promoted vitamin D supplementation and 89% promoted iron supplementation with great diversity in timing and doses. Due to limited evidence, there is a great heterogeneity in the atti...Continue Reading

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Oct 12, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Monika A ZielinskaJadwiga Hamułka
May 6, 2020·Nutrients·Maria Elisabetta BaldassarreNicola Laforgia
Jun 25, 2020·Nutrients·Nadia Liotto On Behalf Of The Study Group On Neonatal Nutrition And Gastroenterology-Italian Society Of Neonatology
Jun 15, 2019·Nutrients·Maria Elisabetta BaldassarreNicola Laforgia
Jul 9, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Maria Elisabetta BaldassarreNicola Laforgia
Dec 4, 2020·Nutrients·Guglielmo SalvatoriOn Behalf Of The Study Group On Neonatal Nutrition And Gastroenterology-Italian Society Of Neonatology
Dec 3, 2020·Nutrients·Beatrice Letizia CrippaMaria Lorella Giannì

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