ESPE Abstracts

Background and Aims: Extreme preterm birth (EPB), <30 weeks gestation, significantly impacts skeletal development due to decreased bone mineralization, with approximately 16-40% of EPBs developing metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP). To investigate if MBDP persists into childhood with the current feeding protocols for EPBs, our objective was to compare bone mineral density (BMD) around (corrected) age 5 years in EPB children versus children born te...