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Case Study: NICU Nutrition - Transitioning from Parenteral to Enteral Nutrition

Publication Date: 08 September 2025

Presenter(s): Stephanie Merlino Barr, PhD, RDN, LD

Case studies are an excellent way to learn concepts to apply to clinical practice. Join Stephanie Merlino Barr, PhD, RDN, LD in our case study series as she highlights nutrition management strategies for the preterm infant in the neonatal intensive care unit during transition from parenteral to enteral nutrition.

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Presenter Bio(s):

Stephanie Merlino Barr, PhD, RDN, LD

Neonatal Nutritionist
MetroHealth Medical Center
Adjunct Lecturer of Nutrition
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA

Stephanie Merlino Barr, PhD, RDN, LD, is a Neonatal Dietitian in the Department of Pediatrics at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, OH. Stephanie earned her doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine’s (CWRU SOM) Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences. Her research focuses on early life nutrition interventions and their relationship with growth and body composition outcomes in premature infants. Stephanie is also an Adjunct Instructor at CWRU SOM’s Department of Nutrition, where she teaches a graduate-level course on human lactation. Stephanie is an editor of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Pocket Guide to Neonatal Nutrition 3rd Edition, published in July 2022, and a contributor to the Academy’s online Pediatric Nutrition Care Manual.

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Neonatal Prenatal & Neonatal