Gaining and Growing: Assuring Nutritional Care of preterm Infants in the Community

Is it Time to Change to a Lower Calorie Density Formula?

 

Excessive Weight Gain

 

Due to excess fluid?

Yes

No
(See Below)

Consistent with catch-up growth?

Yes

No
(See Below)

Weight gain proportionally much greater than length gain?

Yes

No

 

 

Consider changing to lower density formula if weight gain is proportionally much greater than length gain.

 

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