Early growth and neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants: impact of gender

Background and objective Nutrition in the neonatal unit may impact the neurological outcome of very preterm infants, and male preterms are more likely to suffer neonatal morbidity and adverse neurological outcomes. We hypothesised that growth during hospitalisation would impact neurological outcome differently, depending on infant gender. Methods Surviving infants born between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2009 with a gestational age