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Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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Chapter 15 - <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> Premature Infant After Discharge<br />

gestational age and size. Morbidity associated <strong>with</strong> the late preterm infant includes<br />

temperature instability, hypoglycemia, respiratory distress, feeding difficulties and<br />

growth failure in the immediate post discharge period (3). Complications that may<br />

affect nutritional needs and growth outcome are listed in Table 15-2.<br />

Table 15-2: Complications That may Affect nutritional needs &<br />

Growth<br />

Physiological<br />

System Affected<br />

Possible Complications Reference in this<br />

volume<br />

Respiratory Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)<br />

Reactive airway disease (RAD)<br />

Cardiac Congenital heart disease (CHD)<br />

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)<br />

Cor Pulmonale<br />

Chapter 16<br />

Chapter 18<br />

Renal Nephrocalcinosis Chapter 19<br />

Gastrointestinal Gastroesophageal reflux (GER)<br />

TPN-induced cholestasis<br />

Short bowel syndrome (SBS)<br />

Neurodevelopmental Developmental delays<br />

Cerebral palsy<br />

Hematological Anemia<br />

Learning disabilities<br />

Vision and hearing<br />

Immunological Susceptibility to repeat infections,<br />

illnesses, and rehospitalizations<br />

<strong>Nutrition</strong> Alteration in growth<br />

Osteopenia<br />

Feeding difficulties<br />

Growth Expectations and Assessment<br />

Chapter 8<br />

Chapter 11<br />

Chapter 20<br />

Chapter 8<br />

Chapter 8<br />

Appendix R<br />

Chapter 2<br />

Chapter 5<br />

Chapter 8<br />

During hospitalization, it is common practice to strive <strong>for</strong> “in utero” rates of<br />

growth (15 g/kg/day weight gain, 0.5-1.0 cm/week increase in length). After<br />

hospital discharge, it is unclear what represents optimal growth <strong>for</strong> the preterm<br />

infant. Growth data should be plotted according to the infant’s age corrected <strong>for</strong><br />

prematurity. See example below <strong>for</strong> calculating corrected age:<br />

Corrected age (CA) = Chronological age (CH) – number of weeks premature<br />

166 <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> With <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Needs</strong>

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