Neonatal Care Resources

Resources for Patient Populations or Healthcare Management

These materials are intended to be used by clinicians caring for the neonatal population.

Videos

• NEW! Evidence-Based Guidelines for Parenteral Nutrition for Preterm Infants Video Series 
  
  • Video: Part 1: Guideline Methodology and Amino Acids Supported by Fresenius Kabi, 2024
  • Video: Part 2: Injectable Lipid Emulsions (ILE) and Future Research Directions Supported by Fresenius Kabi, 2024 
• Human Milk and the Preterm Infant: Using What We Know About Human Milk Composition to Create Better Feeding Plans for the Preterm Infant Sponsored by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2022
• Impacts of the Infant Formula Shortage: The Health Care Provider’s Perspective Sponsored by ByHeart, 2022
• Microbiome, Gut, and Food Allergy Videos Supported by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2022
  • Current Understandings of Food Allergy
  • Current Understandings of the Role of the Gut in Autoimmune Diseases
  • The Microbiome and the Immune System: Key Issues for the Neonate
    
• Introduction to Neonatal Enteral Nutrition Supported by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2022
• Parenteral Nutrition in the NICU: For the Dietitian New to the NICU Supported by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2022
• Use of Photoprotection for Parenteral Nutrition in Premature Infants Part 1: Background on Photoprotection 2021
• Use of Photoprotection for Parenteral Nutrition in Premature Infants Part 2: Implementation of Photoprotection 2021

• Nutrition Requirements and Feeding Issues for the Preterm Infant SeriesSponsored by Reckitt/Mead Johnson, 2021
  • Part 1: Use of Protein in Nutritional Strategies for Preterm Infants
  • Part 2: Lipid Requirements in the Preterm Infant
  • Part 3: Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (LCPUFA) and the Preterm Infant 
  • Part 4:  Micronutrient Needs of the Preterm Infant
  • Part 5: Gastroesophageal Reflux in Premature Infants
  • Nutrition Requirements and Feeding Issues for the Preterm Infant Fact Sheet

• Novel Human Milk Fortifier Container Prevents Breast Milk Waste and Makes the Process of Breast Milk Fortification More Efficient (ASPEN20 Abstract of Distinction) 2020

• Neonatal Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Sponsored by Fresenius Kabi USA, 2019
  • Part 1: Neonatal Parenteral Nutrition and Alternative Lipids 
  • Part 2: Neonatal Transition from Parenteral to Enteral Nutrition

Tools

• NEW! Practice Tool: Hypoallergenic Formulas for Infants and Children: When to Use Extensively Hydrolyzed Formula (eHF) vs. Amino Acid-BasedFormula (AAF)Supported by Nutricia North America, 2023  
• NEW! Guidelines for parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2023  
• NEW! Practice Tool: Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants: ASPEN Guidelines Supported by Baxter, 2023
  
• NEW! Practice Tool: Incorporating Nutrition Focused Physical Exam into the Physical Assessment of InfantsSupported by Nutricia North America, 2023  
• Consumer Tip Sheet: Supplementing Human Milk for Term Infants Experiencing Growth FailureSupported by Nutricia North America, 2023  
• Practice Tool: Supplementing Human Milk for Term Infants Experiencing Growth Failure: A Guide for CliniciansSupported by Nutricia North America, 2023  
• Practice Tool: Infant Formula Shortage ResourcesSponsored by ByHeart, 2022  
• Nutrition Management of Term Infants with Growth FailureSupported by Nutricia North America, 2022
• Nutrient Shortages in the Neonatal Population Factsheet
• Preterm and Neonatal Malnutrition Indicator Card
  

  This card provides the recommended malnutrition indicators in preterm and neonatal populations, as well as recommended parenteral and enteral energy and protein intakes for neonates. These recommendations are from the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The card is supported by Mead Johnson Nutrition. View card.

Publications

• 2023 Guidelines for parenteral nutrition in preterm infants: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition JPEN 2023;1‐29.
  
• ASPEN Lipid Injectable Emulsion Safety Recommendations Part 2: Neonate and Pediatric Considerations 2021
  • ASPEN Lipid Injectable Emulsion Safety Recommendations: Neonate and Pediatric Considerations Practice Tool Supported by Fresenius Kabi, 2022
  • NEW! Spanish Practice Tool: Recomendaciones de ASPEN de Seguridad para las Emulsiones lipídicas intravenosa: Consideraciones en Neonatos y Pacientes Pediátricos Translation courtesy of FELANPE, 2023  
• Recommendations for Photoprotection of Parenteral Nutrition for Neonates and Premature Infants: ASPEN Position Paper 2021
• 2013 ASPEN Clinical Guidelines: Nutrition Support of Neonatal Patients at Risk for Metabolic Bone Disease. JPEN 2013, Vol 37, Issue 5, pp. 570–598
• 2012 ASPEN Clinical Guidelines: Nutrition Support of Neonatal Patients at Risk for Necrotizing Enterocolitis. JPEN 2012, Vol 36, Issue 5, pp. 506 - 523
• 2012 ASPEN Clinical Guidelines: Hyperglycemia and Hypoglycemia in the Neonate Receiving Parenteral Nutrition. JPEN 2012, Vol 36, Issue 1, pp. 81 - 95

Podcasts

• Supplementing Human Milk for Term Infants Experiencing Growth Failure: A Guide for CliniciansSupported by Nutricia North America, 2023  
• DHA Supplementation for Lactating Mothers of Preterm InfantsSupported by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2023
  • Companion Practice Tool Supported by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2023
    
• Nutrition Care Team Experience of Novel Human Milk Fortifier in US Neonatal Intensive Care UnitsSponsored by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition, 2022
  
• ASPEN Recommendations for Photoprotection of Parenteral Nutrition for Premature Infants Podcast 2021