The growth and quality of growth of infants born at term, preterm and late preterm are investigated by means of an air displacement plethismografic (Pea Pod, Bod Pod, Cosmed-USA). Attention has also been focused on nutritional interventions that might promote growth and body composition.

 

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• Growth and fat-free mass gain in preterm infants after discharge: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2012;130:e1215-21. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1193.