Outcome of Very Preterm Infants With Early Optimal Nutrition Strategy: A Comparative Cohort Study

Background Aggressive nutrition may benefit early growth; nevertheless, effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes are unclear. We planned a descriptive analytical study to compare survival without neurodevelopment disability (NDD) at 1 year in 2 groups during 2 time epochs—before and after implementation of early optimal nutrition strategies. NDD was defined as any one of the following: mental and/or motor development quotient < 85 at 12 months...