Nutritional Management of a Micropreemie without the need of a PICC line: A Case Report and Review of Literature

More micro-preemie infants born with birth weight (BW) under 750 grams are surviving advances in neonatal care. However, their management is challenging, often unclear, and fraught wide variations clinical practice. Nutritional care of these at the edge viability a complex, multi-faceted issue. Their early nutritional status has short long-term implications. For extended periods, need for central access dependence on parenteral nutrition (PN) places preterm infant risk numerous complications. This case report discusses BW 400 who did not require peripherally inserted catheter (PICC) nutrition. tolerated enteral advancement was weaned off PN by eight days life.