Health Information

 A newborn infant needs many nutrients due to their rapid growth. The fat-soluble vitamins E and K do not pass through placental membrane and storage of tissues are seen to be low in the newborn infants. The gastrointestinal tract not absorbed the vitamin E and K this may leads to malabsorption. The gastrointestinal tracts in the newborn infants have not developed well. Besides the gastrointestinal tract becomes sterile and the vitamins k by intestinal flora. The nutritional risk of newborn infants is much higher because the gastrointestinal tract in the baby is still growing.

What are the diseases causes due to lack of nutrition

The hemorrhagic disease is seen in newborn infants due to lack of nutrition. 10 out of every 4000 newborn infants affected by hemorrhagic diseases. Hemorrhagic diseases can be prevented by giving 1mg of vitamin at birth. In premature infants the intestinal flora lack to synthesis the vitamin K due to storage of low tissues. The poor sources of vitamin K are the breast milk.

Milk is the good source of nutrition for newborn infants

The cow milk and breast milk contain low amounts of iron. The iron-fortified cereal is a good diet for infants. The breast milk also contains low amounts of vitamin D and vitamin D is usually recommended to infants. The breast milk also contains some vitamin and minerals if the mother gets good diet.

Conclusion

Giving vitamin K at birth the hemorrhagic diseases can be prevented. The breast milk can give Vitamin D and iron. The vitamin E can be given to the ventilated (oxygen therapy) newborn infants. . Giving vitamin E can lessen the newborn infants suffering from bronochopulmonary dysplasia and retrolental fibroplasias.