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METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included very preterm infants (n\u200a=\u200a104) and moderately preterm infants (n\u200a=\u200a109) born 2010\u20132014 and followed in community clinics for low-income, urban families. Infant home feeding and anthropometry were abstracted from medical records. Repeated measures analysis of variance calculated adjusted growth z-scores and z-score differences between 4 and 12 months CA. Linear regression models estimated associations between 4 months CA feeding type and 12 months CA anthropometry. RESULTS: Moderately preterm infants on nutrient-enriched vs. standard term feeds at 4 months CA had significantly lower length z-scores at NICU discharge that persisted to 12 months CA (\u20130.04 (0.13) vs. 0.37 (0.21), respectively, P\u200a=\u200a.03), with comparable length z-score increase for both groups between 4 and 12 months CA. Very preterm infants\u2019 4 months CA feeding type predicted 12 month CA body mass index z-scores (\u03b2=\u20130.66 (\u20131.28, \u20130.04)). CONCLUSION: Community providers may manage preterm infant post-NICU discharge feeding in the context of growth. Further research is needed to explore modifiable drivers of infant feeding and socio-environmental factors that influence preterm infant growth trajectories.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3233\/npm-221156","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,3,3]],"date-time":"2023-03-03T10:51:46Z","timestamp":1677840706000},"page":"151-164","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["After NICU discharge: Feeding and growth of low-income urban preterm infants through the first year"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"C. 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