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Feeding the Premature Infant in the 20th Century¹

Departments of Pediatrics and Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53715

This article reviews the historical development of feeding the premature infant in the 20th century. It describes the early work determining the energy requirements of the preterm infant, the evolution of the use of human milk and its fortification for these infants, the development of special formulas for very-low-birth-weight infants and the various techniques/methods utilized including total parenteral nutrition.

KEY WORDS: • premature infants • history • feeding

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