Preterm
Preterm infants are at high risk of malnutrition, even in modern neonatal intensive care units. Very low birth weight infants (< 1500 g) are at high risk of general malnutrition (protein, energy, micronutrients). Late preterm infants and term infants with marginally low birth weight (2000-2500 g) have high risk of iron deficiency. Our research on preterm infants has resulted in improved clinical care.
Research Topics

The N4 Preterm Team
Researchers
- Magnus Domellöf
- Elisabeth Stoltz Sjöström*
- Staffan Berglund*
- Anna Chmielewska
- Inger Öhlund
- Aijaz Farooqi
- Erik Domellöf
- Cornelia Späth*
- Itay Zamir*
- Susanna Klevebro*
- Pia Lundgren*
- Vera Westin*
*PhD students who have graduated in the project.
PhD Students
- Stina Alm
- Pontus Challis
External Researchers
- Thomas Abrahamsson, Linköping
- Mikael Norman, KI
- Fredrik Serenius, Uppsala
- Ann Hellström, Göteborg