19(4) Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) and Small for Gestational Age (SGA) Infants: Implications for growth, outcome, and nutrition management

Posted on August 31, 2004 by nutrfoc

This issue of NUTRITION FOCUS will discuss the implications and nutrition management of infants experiencing deviations in fetal growth focusing on intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and small for gestational age (SGA). The three cases illustrate the various issues faced by health care professionals and will be discussed further under the case study on pages 5-7.



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18(4) Respiratory Disease in Infancy: A model for nutrition assessment

Posted on August 31, 2003 by nutrfoc

Normal respiration is a complex process. The normal functioning of these processes can be impaired early in life, often with an impact on an infant’s nutrition and feeding. This issue of NUTRITION FOCUS will review the causes of respiratory disease in young infants. These respiratory disorders in infancy can serve as a model of individualized nutrition assessment and management.



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17(2) Families as Partners – A view of a family and their child with a progressive, degenerative special health care need

Posted on April 30, 2002 by nutrfoc

The purpose of this article is to share one family’s experience of rearing a child with a progressive, degenerative special health care need and to provide a nutrition case study of Matt. The article will include medical and nutrition information with candid comments about the reality of raising a child with special health care needs. Included in the family experience will be comments on family-centered care and parent-professional partnership and a look at the myriad of systems, services, and professionals with whom a family interacts on a daily basis as well as over time. For the reader, the goal of this article is to equip you to provide sensitive, family-centered nutrition care in partnership with families to all children with special health care needs and, specifically, to those children with rare degenerative conditions. Matt’s mother tells their family’s story.



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