Dr. Corrine Hanson. Photo courtesy of Dr. Corrine Hanson.

Episode 11 features Dr. Corrine Hanson, Associate Professor in the Division of Medical Nutrition Education, College of Allied Health Professions, University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, NE). Dr. Hanson provides a comprehensive overview of standardized feeding protocols as they apply primarily to very low birth weight babies, those weighing less than 1500 grams (3 pounds 4.91 ounces) and who have the greatest risk for developing the NEC. She discusses:

* The unique nutritional needs of very low birth weight babies

* The importance, and inherent challenges, of initiating the feeding of premature babies

* What constitutes standardized feeding protocols

* How standardized feeding protocols appear to decrease rates of NEC and improve outcomes

* Nutritional support related to a secondary diagnosis of Short Bowel Syndrome.

Copyright © 2016 The Morgan Leary Vaughan Fund, Inc. This episode was produced in part by the TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.