Newborn and Infant Nutrition: A Clinical Decision Support Chart

For 4 decades, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)Pediatric Nutrition handbook has served as an invaluablereference for physicians, nurses, and other professionals caringfor newborns, infants, children, and adolescents. With each newedition, this resource has been refined and expanded to providemore comprehensive guidance and the most up-to-date recommendations,with the new eighth edition now offering morethan 1,700 pages of essential clinical information.As the pediatrician’s role and responsibilities continue toexpand, nutritional care of the newborn and infant has emergedas a particularly crucial topic. We now know that virtually everyelement of a child’s environment in these early weeks—includingphysical, social, and nutritional—contributes significantly to thatchild’s development and lifelong health. To support pediatriciansand other neonatal health care professionals in ensuring optimalnutrition during this critical period, the AAP is pleased to offerNewborn and Infant Nutrition: A Clinical Decision Support Chart.The materials presented in this chart are derived directlyfrom Pediatric Nutrition and have been reviewed by the AAPCommittee on Nutrition to ensure they reflect the most currentAAP policy. We hope you will find it a helpful, practicalcompanion tool to the latest edition of the handbook in ourshared mission of ensuring the best health and developmentaloutcomes for all children. This all-new clinical resource provides valuable point-of-care decision support tools based on AAP policy for nutrition of newborns and infants. A variety of the most important and practical tables, guidelines, and algorithms in the new eighth edition of the AAP policy manual Pediatric Nutrition is collected here for easy reference in an enlarged, expanded, colorized format. The chart is presented in a spiral-bound “calendar” format, organized by handy, color-coded tabs. Tools include Breastfeeding Support Formula Feeding Parenteral Nutrition Nutrition (Enteral) in Special Circumstances Complementary Feeding Food-Drug Interactions Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency Daily Reference Intakes and Upper Limits And more... About the Author The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents. Daily Reference Intakes 4 Breastfeeding Support 6 Hypoglycemia 7 Parenteral Nutrition 8 Nutrition (Enteral) in Special Circumstances 10 Complementary Feeding 15 Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency 18 Food-Drug Interactions by Class 24 Infant Growth 28