Growth and macronutrient for the premature infant

Learning Objective:

• Review the unique nutritional needs of preterm infants
• Review the incidence and causes of extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) in very low-birth weight (VLBW) babies
• Summarise the evidence regarding the impact of nutrition on neurodevelopmental outcomes
• Define the protein and energy requirements of very low birth weight (VLBW) babies
• Discuss a variety of nutritional strategies for meeting protein and energy requirements of very low birth weight (VLBW) babies

Speaker:

Stacia Pegram MA, RD, LD

Special Care Baby Unit (NICU) Dietitian
Palmetto Health Richland Hospital

Stacia has been a Clinical Dietitian at the Palmetto Health Richland Special Care Baby Unit (NICU)/Special Care Unit in Columbia, South Carolina, for 13 years. She has a wide range of experience and expertise in leading Special Care Baby Unit (NICU) nutrition initiatives, including the development and management of feeding guidelines, quality improvement programmes and education of Special Care Baby Unit (NICU) staff. She is involved in the South Carolina Neonatal Nutrition Consortium to develop statewide Special Care Baby Unit (NICU) nutrition initiatives and is an active member of several nutrition-related professional societies.