Time to Full Enteral Feeds and Late-Onset Sepsis in Extremely Preterm Infants

In this cohort study of preterm infants with gestational ages ranging from 23 to 28 weeks who received enteral feeds and survived beyond postnatal day 7, delays in establishing full enteral feeding were associated with a higher risk of late-onset sepsis. These results suggest that early initiation and advancement of enteral feeding have the potential to reduce the risk of late-onset sepsis, growth faltering, and necrotizing enterocolitis.