Helping Preterm Babies Thrive in the NICU and Beyond
“The first 1,000 days represents a unique opportunity to set a child’s health on a positive course,” says Mandy Belfort, MD, MPH, neonatologist and associate chief of research in the Department of Pediatrics. “Preterm babies need more nutrition than full-term babies because they’re at an earlier stage of development.”
At Mass General Brigham for Children, Dr. Belfort studies early-life nutrition and its impact on long-term health and development. Her research tracking preterm infants from the NICU through age 5 is already showing how enhanced nutrition in their earliest days improves long-term health for these children.
Giving Preterm Babies the Healthiest Start
Neonatologist and researcher Mandy Belfort, MD, MPH, is enhancing nutrition in the NICU to help babies born preterm achieve the healthiest possible future.
To learn more about innovations in newborn medicine at Mass General Brigham for Children, contact Christine Walsh at cwalsh32@bwh.harvard.edu.