Two-Year Follow-Up of the Different Approaches to Feeding Infants Born Moderate-to-Late Preterm: Determinants of Feed Intolerance, Body Composition, and Development (DIAMOND) Randomized Trial
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of different feeding strategies in children born moderate-and-late preterm (MLPT) on later neurosensory impairment. STUDY DESIGN: weeks) recruited to the Different Approaches to Moderate & Late Preterm Nutrition: Determinants of Feed Intolerance, Body Composition, and Development (DIAMOND) factorial randomized trial from New Zealand neonatal units were randomized to intravenous amino acids vs intravenous dextrose, exclusive maternal breastmilk vs milk supplement, and taste/smell of milk before gastric tube feeds or not. Neurosensory impairment (blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, or developmental delay [Bayley III composite cognitive/language/motor scores
Fields of Study & Subjects
Infant Nutrition and Health
Infant Development and Preterm Care
Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- The Journal of Pediatrics
- Volume
- 292
- Pages
- 114989–114989
- Publication date
- 17 January 2026
- Language
- EN