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Vitamin D Needs of Preterm Infants
NeoReviews, 12/02/2009
Taylor SN et al. – Based on previous study in preterm infants, the current AAP guidelines to achieve serum 25–hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] status of at least 50 nmol/L and to receive at least 400 IU/day are safe and possibly adequate. Because of the nutritional difficulties in achieving consistent delivery of 400 IU/day of vitamin D in the preterm infant, it is imperative to devise strategies for close monitoring of each preterm infant's vitamin D status and consider oral vitamin D supplementation as an important adjunct to dietary sources and multivitamin preparations.
