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A neonatologist would probably have a better answer, but it seems like the
smaller the preemie, the more risks of EVERYTHING. Getting beyond 750 g,
1000 g, 1500 g are definite milestones. And since most NICUs won't
discharge a baby below a certain weight, the faster the baby grows, the
sooner the baby can go home and out of the artificial NICU environment.
For term infants, there is no real reason I can think of to "speed up" an
otherwise natural process.
Suzanne
Suzanne Berman, M.D., FAAP
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Plateau Pediatrics
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Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 11:53:20 -0400
From: Denny Rice <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Question to M.D.s
The rationale used for human milk fortifiers, in a meta-analysis I recently
read, was that babies grow faster with them.
Can you tell me why growing faster is desirable?
Do we know for certain that there is a benefit to growing faster than what
they would on human milk alone?
This may be a silly question, but I really don't know and wonder about it.
TIA
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