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Podcast: The Incubator
Episode: #191 - 🦠Probiotics Mini Series - Preventing NEC with smart nutrition (ft. Dr. Jonathan Swanson)
Description: Send us Fan MailIn this episode, Dr. Jonathan Swanson discusses the evolution of neonatal nutrition and the major tenants of neonatal nutrition that have been learned over the years. He emphasizes the importance of breast milk and the role it plays in neurodevelopment and short-term outcomes. Dr. Swanson also explores the impact of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) on neonatal nutrition and the efforts to prevent NEC through good nutrition and optimizing homeostasis. The conversation then delves into the role of the maternal-fetal dyad in preparing the infant microbiome and the potential for probiotics to re-regulate the microbiome...