Long-term growth effects of post-discharge formula in moderate-to-late preterm infants: follow-up at 24 months corrected age of a randomized controlled trial

AbstractBackgroundModerate-to-late preterm (MLP) infants (i.e., 25% of intake as formula were randomized to either continue the same PDF or switch to STF until 6 months CA. At 24 months CA, anthropometry was assessed and air-displacement plethysmography was used to estimate body composition.ResultsFrom the original study (n = 157), only 64 infants had anthropometry assessed and 34 infants had body composition estimated at 24 months CA. At the follow-up visit, PDF-fed infants had slightly larger head circumference compared to STF-fed infants (49.0 ± 1.5 and 48.3 ± 1.5 cm, p  Read More