Nutritional therapies in the neonatal intensive care unit and post-natal growth outcomes of preterm very low birthweight Asian infants.

Aim: A collaborative study was conducted between two Southeast Asian university hospitals to compare the nutritional intervention and growth outcomes and evaluate the extent of post-natal growth faltering (PNGF) among very low birthweight (VLBW) infants.

Methods: Data of all infants admitted during the 2011-2012 period to the two hospitals at Singapore (SG) and Malaysia (MY) were pooled and analysed.

Results: Of the 236 infants, SG infants received lower total protein and energy intake than MY infants (2.