Using probiotics with a 100% human milk diet in very low birth weight infants

Learning Objectives:

• A review of GI flora development and importance in neonates
• Discussion of the efficacy and risks of administering Probiotics
• An in-depth review of Probiotics studies and results
• Considerations for patient safety, dosing, and safe supply

Speaker:

Bethany Jung, MS, RD, CSP, CNSC

NICU Dietitian
St. Peter’s University Hospital
New Brunswick, NJ

Bethany Jung is a registered dietitian with over 10 years of experience. She is a board certified specialist in pediatric nutrition as well as a certified nutrition support clinician.She has contributed to publications on the nutrition care process, pediatric allergies, and the online pediatric nutrition support manual. This year, she had a poster accepted at the Eastern Society for Pediatric Research on extrauterine growth retardation and retinopathy of prematurity. Bethany is founder and president of the New Jersey Neonatal Nutrition Network, a professional organization for NICU nutrition clinicians.