Proper nutrition during the first 6 months is essential for a baby’s growth. Breast milk or formula is recommended, with ...

I had a conversation with a young mom who was surprised to hear some of the new guidelines for feeding infants in the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 (www.dietaryguidelines.gov).

Funding for the WIC program, which serves pregnant mothers and young children, is caught in political crosshairs, as the government shutdown and ongoing budget negotiations threaten full funding.

In celebration of National Nutrition Month, we are looking at the benefits of good nutrition throughout the lifecycle. We will start with infant nutrition. The standard of good nutrition for a ...

At the Children's Hospital Medical Center in the past year, the total nutritional requirements of 14 infants less than two months of age were supplied intravenously for periods of 15 to 60 days ...

Most moderate-to-late–preterm infants need nutritional support after birth pending a sufficient supply and intake of mother’s breast milk; however, evidence for the best strategy for nutrition ...

Dr. Melinda Elliott, a neonatologist and Chief Medical Officer at Prolacta Bioscience, joins us to discuss the importance of nutrition for premature infants.

The scientists most recently developed TPN2.0, a new AI model that creates data-driven recipes of total parenteral nutrition (TPN), a life-saving treatment given to infants in the NICU.

Every infant’s GI microbiome is different.There are likely epigenetic processes through which early nutrition and development of the gut microbiome influence long-term health.

One of the best ways to start an infant off on the path of lifelong healthy nutrition, say experts, is to feed human milk exclusively for at least the first six months of life.