Early postnatal growth evaluation in full-term, preterm and small-for-dates infants

Martell, Miguel; Falkner, Frank; Bertolini, Luis B.; Díaz, JoséL.; Nieto, Fernando; Tenzer, Simón M.; Belitzky, Rubén

doi:10.1016/0378-3782(78)90039-7

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“…Some show unmistakable features of wasting while others seem to show none, resembling instead 'perfect miniatures'. Little is known about postnatal growth after intrauterine undernutrition as no study of growth in LFD infants (for example Babson, 1970;Fitzhardinge and Steven, 1972;Brandt, 1976;Martell et al, 1978) has paid regard to the state of nutrition at birth. In the present study we used the ponderal index (PI) (Miller and Hassanein, 1971;Jarai et al, 1977) to investigate the nutritional status of LED infants at birth, and to see how intrauterine undernutrition affects growth during the first 6 months of postnatal life.…”

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Nutritional status of light-for-date infants at birth and its influence on early postnatal growth.

Davies¹,

Platts²,

Pritchard³

et al. 1979

Archives of Disease in Childhood

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SUMMARY The ponderal index (PI) (g/cm3 x 100) was used to define the state of nutrition at birth of 47 light-for-date (LFD) term infants and to determine how intrauterine undernutrition influences growth during the first 6 months of postnatal life, at four age intervals: birth-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-26 weeks. With the exception of one baby, each PI was <50th centile on the Miller and Hassanein standards: in 24 (51 %) babies the PI was <3rd centile. This suggests that, generally, LFD infants are underweight for length, and by inference, are likely to have experienced intrauterine undernutrition. In the first month the 24 'wasted' infants (PI <3rd centile) gained more rapidly in weight, and grew more quickly in head circumference and length than the 16 'nonwasted' infants (PI >10th centile). Thereafter growth rates were similar. With the exception of weight in the 'nonwasted' infants during the first month, rates of growth (weight, length, and head circumference) in both groups of babies in each of the 3 months after birth were greater than in normal infants. The first 3 months after birth can therefore be defined as the period of 'catch-up' growth in LFD term infants.From their outward appearance light-for-date (LFD) infants who show no signs of congenital malformations or intrauterine infection can be differentiated according to the extent to which they show external signs of intrauterine undernutrition. Some show unmistakable features of wasting while others seem to show none, resembling instead 'perfect miniatures'. Little is known about postnatal growth after intrauterine undernutrition as no study of growth in LFD infants (for example Babson, 1970;Fitzhardinge and Steven, 1972;Brandt, 1976;Martell et al., 1978) congenital malformation or any external feature of intrauterine infection. The weight of each infant was <5th centile for gestation, allowing for sex, mother's height, and birth order (Tanner and Thomson, 1970). Weight, length, and head circumference were measured (D.P.D.) between 24 and 48 hours of age, using methods previously described (Davies, 1976). For each infant the P1 (g/cm3 x 100) was calculated and according to the distribution on the centile standards of Miller and Hassanein (1971) (birth-4, 5-8, 9-12, 13-26

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Nutritional status of light-for-date infants at birth and its influence on early postnatal growth.

Davies¹,

Platts²,

Pritchard³

et al. 1979

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“…Both the extent and the age at which such catch-up growth in head circumference will be possible under good nutritional conditions after early growth retardation need further research. Martell et al (1978) also found a greater growth velocity in SGA full-term infants with a smaller head circumference at birth. These workers suggest that in their entire SGA sample there could be a greater proportion of infants destined for catch-up growth.…”

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Growth Dynamics of Low-Birth-Weight Infants with Emphasis on the Perinatal Period

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1986

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Early postnatal growth evaluation in full-term, preterm and small-for-dates infants

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Nutritional status of light-for-date infants at birth and its influence on early postnatal growth.

Nutritional status of light-for-date infants at birth and its influence on early postnatal growth.

Human Growth

Growth Dynamics of Low-Birth-Weight Infants with Emphasis on the Perinatal Period

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