The Growth of Very-low-birth-weight Infants at 5 Years Old in Taiwan

Wang, Peiwei; Fang, Li-Jung; Yau, Kuo-Inn Tsou

doi:10.1016/j.pedneo.2013.08.001

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“…In many studies examining the growth of VLBW infants following discharge from the hospital, findings have shown that growth in early childhood was retarded (5-7). Wang et al (5) showed that the values of VLBW infants' weight, height, and head circumference in the 6th, 12 th , 24 th and 60 th months were lower than those of a healthy control group. The EPICure study group, in an evaluation of children born with extremely low birth weight (ELBW) at the age of 6, found that the children were detected to be weaker, shorter and had a lower head circumference than those in the control group (6).…”

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“…In the most long-term follow-up studies of VLBW and low birth weight (LBW) infants, they caught up on growth in terms of their weight in childhood (5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10). In a study investigating the growth of VLBW premature infants, it was reported that they were late in catching up on physical growth, but that all of the premature infants had caught up with growth by the end of their second year of life 5.…”

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“…birth particularly in the 32 nd gestation week (gw) (1)(2)(3)(4). Studies examining the growth of very low birth weight (VLBW) premature infants have found that in early childhood, the VLBW infants group was weaker and shorter, and had a smaller head circumference than in the control group (5)(6)(7).…”

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The Post-Discharge Growth of Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants

Özdemir

Akcan

Türkmen

2020

Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med

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OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we investigate the growth characteristics of very low birth weight premature infants of up to two years corrected age, considering the factors affecting growth and catch-up growth time.STUDY DESIGN: The demographic data, clinical features, and comorbidities of 77 preterm infants with birth weights of less than or equal to 1.500 g were examined, the infants’ growth statuses in the 40th gestational week (gw) and at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months the corrected age, including their weight, height and head circumference, were evaluated.RESULTS: The findings revealed that very low birth weight infants should be closely monitored either during their stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, or for up to 6 months corrected age, paying particular attention to growth data, and the appropriate supportive treatment should be administered. The applied support process is influential on the future somatic growth of preterm infants. It was noted in the study that bronchopulmonary dysplasia, proven sepsis, respiratory distress syndrome, steroid treatment for more than three days, patent ductus arteriosus, and ibuprofen treatment seemed to affect somatic growth negatively.CONCLUSION: Small for gestational age newborns were found to catch up with appropriate for gestational age newborns at 2 years corrected age in terms of growth, although the percentage of catch-up growth during follow-up at the 40thgw, and at the 6th, 12th and 18th months was lower than that of appropriate for gestational age newborns.

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The Post-Discharge Growth of Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants

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2020

Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med

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“…showed that cognitive functioning in children with very low birth weight is lower than term infants, and that there was a significant relation between growth and cognitive ability. [10] Further, the results of Gick Fan et al . revealed a significant relation between behavioral disorders and birth weight.…”

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Comparative investigation of indicators of growth and behavioral disorders in children with normal, low, and very low birth weight at pre-school age in Isfahan during 2015

Yousefi

Abdeyazdan

Ehsanpour

2017

Iranian J Nursing Midwifery Res

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Introduction:Birth weight is one of the most important indicators of infant's health and could predict their health condition in future. This study was conducted to determine and compare indicators of growth [weight, height, and body mass index (BMI)] and behavioral disorders in children with normal, low, and very low birth weight at pre-school age.Materials and Methods:In this descriptive analytical study, 236 children (126 with normal weight, 100 with low birth weight, and 10 with very low birth weight) at pre-school age were investigated in three groups. Data collection tools were a two-part questionnaire including the Rutter Children Behavior Questionnaire for parents, and parents’ and children's demographic characteristics questionnaire, scale, and stadiometer. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, variance analysis, Chi square, and Kruskal–Wallis tests.Results:The mean of weight, height, and BMI at pre-school age in three groups had a significant difference (P = 0.009) and it was lower in the group with very low birth weight than the other two groups; however, the difference between the group with normal birth weight and the group with low birth weight was not significant (P = 0.10). The mean score of behavioral disorder had no significant difference between groups (P = 0.49).Conclusions:Results showed that children with very low birth weight grew less than the other two groups. Therefore, this group needs special attention and long-term follow-up for taking care of them to ensure better growth. It is recommended to conduct more extended studies to evaluate behavioral disorders in these children.

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“…Large percentages of preterm and low-birthweight infants are classified as small for gestational age (SGA), mainly due to intrauterine growth retardation as a result of fetal, maternal, environmental or other factors. 1,2 Infants born SGA have a significantly increased risk of mortality and morbidity in the perinatal period, adversely affected childhood development and increased disease susceptibility in adulthood. Obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and other chronic conditions have been shown to correlate with low birthweight.…”

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