BACKGROUND To determine the efficacy and safety of early supplementation with 800 IU of vitamin D in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. METHODS Sixty-six infants with a birth weight less than 1500 g admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Of these, 52 infants were eligible and received 800 IU/day vitamin D from 2 weeks of age. We examined 25-hydroxyvitamin-D (25[OH]D) levels from cor...

background systemic carnitine deficiency may present with apnea, hypotonia, and poor growth. premature infants often manifest these symptoms and are at risk of developing carnitine deficiency because of immaturity of the biosynthetic pathway, lack of sufficient predelivery transplacental transport, and lack of sufficient exogenous supplementation. objective this study was undertaken to examine ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the growth pattern of Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) infants (birthweight <1500 g) during hospital stay and to compare the growth of Small for gestational age (SGA) and Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants. STUDY DESIGN Prospective observational study. SETTING. Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Northern India. PARTICIPANTS A cohort of 97 VLBW inf...

OBJECTIVE To identify the inpatient maternal and neonatal factors associated to the weaning of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants. METHODS One hundred nineteen VLBW (<1500 g) infants were monitored from July 2005 through August 2006, from birth to the first ambulatory visit after maternity discharge. This maternity unit uses the Kangaroo Method and the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. Out...

BETTER neonatal care has improved survival of infants less than 1.0 kg birth weight (Stewart et al, 1977). One of the challenges in managing very low birth weight (VLBW) babies is that of providing optimal nutrition (Shaw, 1973), given the constraints upon absorption (Grand, Watkins and Torti, 1976) and subsequent metabolism (Rosenberg and Scriver, 1974). Our aim is to highlight the development...