A manufacturer is reformulating a preterm infant formula and is reviewing the medium-chain triacylglycerol (MCT) content as a proportion of total fat. The MCT content of preterm formulae, if added, should be in which range?
A 28-week preterm infant on full enteral feeds is found to have a green nasogastric aspirate. The abdomen is soft and non-distended, the baby has just opened bowels, and observations are normal. The NG tube tip is noted to be beyond the pylorus on the most recent x-ray. What is the single most appropriate next step?
A stable 31-week preterm infant weighing 1.3 kg is being fed fortified expressed breast milk with no overt fluid losses. The team is prescribing routine maintenance nutritional fluids. Which is the most appropriate routine daily fluid intake?
