Early initiation of enteral feeding. Preterm and low-birth-weight (LBW) infants, including very preterm (< 32 weeks’ gestation) and very LBW (< 1.5 kg) infants, should be fed as early as possible from the first day after birth. Infants who are able to breastfeed should be put to the breast as soon as possible after birth. Infants who are unable to breastfeed should be given expressed mother’s own milk as soon as it becomes available. If mother’s own milk is not available, donor human milk should be given wherever possible.