Lesson 9: Vitamins
9.4 Vitamins - Summary
Please refer to Table 6 for a summarized version on all vitamins discussed in this lesson.
Table 6: Importance of vitamins for the preterm infant
Source: ENeA own Table. Information from: Leaf & Lansdowne 2014; Ramel & Georgieff 2014; Koletzko et al. 2005
BPD=bronchopulmonary dysplasia;
ROP=retinopathy of prematurity;
NEC=necrotizing enterocolitis;
ICH=intracranial hemorrhage;
VLBW=very low birth weight;
VKDB = vitamin K deficiency bleeding