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

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Authors: Subhasish Das, Frank Harry Bloomfield, Tanith Alexander, Yannan Jiang, Greg D. Gamble, Luling Lin, Jane Elizabeth Harding
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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