In pediatrics, infants are children in the first year of life, a developmental window marked by rapid somatic growth, neurodevelopment, and immune maturation that creates distinctive nutritional and clinical needs. Adequate energy, protein, and micronutrient intake during infancy is critical, with breast milk regard…
In pediatrics, infants are children in the first year of life, a developmental window marked by rapid somatic growth, neurodevelopment, and immune maturation that creates distinctive nutritional and clinical needs. Adequate energy, protein, and micronutrient intake during infancy is critical, with breast milk regarded as the optimal source of nutrition and immune protection; exclusive breastfeeding, complementary feeding practices, infant formula composition, and the handling and storage of human milk are central determinants of infant health. Infancy is also a period of heightened vulnerability to growth faltering, feeding intolerance, micronutrient deficiency, and conditions of prematurity and congenital disease that complicate feeding and survival. Assessment integrates anthropometry, feeding history, and screening for risks specific to the newborn and young infant. The peer-reviewed research gathered here in the journal's Pediatric Health And Nutrition corpus reflects these themes, spanning exclusive breastfeeding determinants, hydrolyzed and whey-based formula use in caregiver-perceived intolerance, nutritional status in infants with single-ventricle physiology, necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants, retinopathy of prematurity, human milk banking, vitamin D status, complementary food hygiene, and the macronutrient integrity of stored breast milk. Collectively they situate infant nutrition and care within early growth, development, and the prevention of morbidity.
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
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