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34(3) Update: Nutrition for Congenital Heart Disease
Nearly 1% or 40,000 births (or nearly 1 in 100 babies) each year in the United States are affected by congenital heart disease (CHD), with approximately 25% of those infants having critical cardiac defects that require surgery or catheter-based intervention … Continue reading
33(6) Prader-Willi Syndrome – Nutrition Update
Max, a 6-month-old infant, has recently had a gastrostomy tube placed after receiving breast milk via NG tube due to significant hypotonia. His length is <5th percentile, weight is at 5th percentile, and weight-for-length is 50th percentile. Maddie is 4 … Continue reading
32(6) Children with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: Feeding and Nutrition
Cleft lip and/or palate (CLP), also known as orofacial clefts, are one of the most common birth defects. They occur at a rate of 1 in 500-700 births. Considerable variation in incidence exists between geographic and ethnic origin, with the … Continue reading