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Many thanks to Girish Deshpande for sending me a link to an Australian news item about probiotics and their use in the preterm, a 2 minute video clip for your edification. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-10/new-hope-for-premature-babies/4619984 The excellent science blogs ‘Phenomena’ have an article … Continue reading →

The intestinal flora of the preterm infant and how it relates to NEC. The normal pattern of colonization of the intestine is disturbed by: prematurity; by caesarian delivery; by antibiotics; and by feeding formula rather than breast milk. The abnormal … Continue reading →