Development of the infant intestine: implications for nutrition support

Coryn E Commare; Kelly A Tappenden

doi:10.1177/0115426507022002159

Development of the infant intestine: implications for nutrition support

Nutr Clin Pract. 2007 Apr;22(2):159-73. doi: 10.1177/0115426507022002159.

Authors

Coryn E Commare¹, Kelly A Tappenden

Affiliation

¹ Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.

PMID: 17374790
DOI: 10.1177/0115426507022002159

Abstract

The incidence of preterm births has continued to increase over the past 25 years, and therefore the optimal feeding of these infants is an important clinical concern. This review focuses on intestinal development and physiology, with a particular emphasis on developmentally immature functions of the preterm intestine and the resulting implications for nutrition therapies used to feed the preterm infant.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Colostrum / immunology
Digestion
Gastrointestinal Motility
Humans
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Infant, Newborn / growth & development
Infant, Newborn / physiology*
Infant, Premature / growth & development
Infant, Premature / physiology*
Intestinal Absorption
Intestines / growth & development*
Intestines / microbiology
Intestines / physiology*
Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Support*