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Strategies to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis
| Evidence-based support for efficacy | Limited data to support efficacy |
| Breast feeding | Cautious advancement of feedings |
| Trophic feeding | Fluid restriction |
| Antenatal steroids | Oral immunoglobulins |
| Enteral administration of antibiotics | L-arginine supplementation |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids | |
| Acidification of milk feeds | |
| Probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics | |
| Growth factors and erythropoietin | |
| Free radical scavengers |
