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Advancing Human Milk Science

Our mission is to make a meaningful difference in the lives of thousands of the most vulnerable infants through world class research and innovative products. Prolacta Bioscience is a privately held, life sciences company dedicated to improving the quality of life in the most fragile infants through the harmony of nature and science. We create specialty formulations made from human milk for the nutritional needs of premature infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). These formulations are sold to NICUs around the country.

Latest Talk

November 18, 2015 5:00pm GMT+0000 | 48 mins

Growth and Macronutrients for the Premature Infant

Stacia Pegram MA, RD, LD

Objectives: (1) Review the unique nutritional needs of preterm infants (2) Review the incidence and causes of extrauterine growth restriction (EUGR) in VLBW infants (3) Summarize the evidence regarding the impact of nutrition on neurodevelopmental outcomes (4) Define the protein and energy requirements of VLBW infants (5) Discuss a variety of nutritional strategies for meeting…

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