Comparison of morbidities in very low birthweight and normal birthweight infants during the first year of life in a developing country

1996 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 439-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
NY BOO ◽  
LC ONG ◽  
MS LYE ◽  
V CHANDRAN ◽  
SL TEOH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Country ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
First Year ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Do Extremely Low Birthweight Infants Get Enough Iron in the First Year of Life Compared to Term Born Controls? - An Evaluation of Current Management Practice

1999 ◽  
Vol 45 (4, Part 2 of 2) ◽  
pp. 259A-259A
Author(s):  
Michael F Whitfield ◽  
Louis D Wadsworth ◽  
Timothy F Oberlander ◽  
Sheila M Innis ◽  
Colleen E Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
First Year ◽  
Current Management ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
Extremely Low Birthweight

Iron deficiency

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Puntis
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Poor Response ◽  
Underlying Disease ◽  
Cow Milk ◽  
First Year ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
First Year Of Life

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world, affecting around 5 billion people mostly in developing countries. Risk factors in infants include low birthweight, high cow milk consumption, low intake of iron containing complementary foods, low socioeconomic status, and immigrant status. Developmental delay and poor educational achievement are among the long-term complications. Preventative strategies include promotion of breastfeeding, use of iron-fortified formula if breast milk not available, encouraging intake of iron-rich foods, vitamin C-rich drinks with meals to promote iron absorption, and avoiding whole cow’s milk in the first year of life. Poor response to oral iron treatment is most likely due to poor compliance (iron ingestion may cause abdominal pain diarrhoea or constipation) but should also raise the possibility of underlying disease causing inflammation, malabsorption, or blood loss.

Eating problems in very low birthweight children are highest during the first year and independent risk factors include duration of invasive ventilation

2014 ◽  
Vol 103 (10) ◽  
pp. e424-e438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Zehetgruber ◽  
Rolf-Hasso Boedeker ◽  
Regina Kurth ◽  
Dirk Faas ◽  
Klaus-Peter Zimmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
First Year ◽  
Eating Problems ◽  
Invasive Ventilation ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
Independent Risk Factors

Explaining the 2001–2002 Infant Mortality Increase in the United States: Data from the Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set

2005 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 415-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian F. MacDorman ◽  
Joyce A. Martin ◽  
T. J. Mathews ◽  
Donna L. Hoyert ◽  
Stephanie J. Ventura
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
The United States ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Very Preterm Infants ◽  
Mortality Increase ◽  
Very Low Birthweight Infants ◽  
First Year Of Life

The U.S. infant mortality rate (IMR) increased from 6.8 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2001 to 7.0 in 2002, the first increase in more than 40 years. From 2001 to 2002, IMR increased for very low birthweight infants as well as for preterm and very preterm infants. Although IMR for very low birthweight infants increased, most of the increase in IMR from 2001 to 2002 was due to a change in the distribution of births by birthweight and, more specifically, to an increase in infants born weighing less than 750 grams. The majority of infants born at less than 750 grams die within the first year of life; thus, these births contribute disproportionately to overall IMR. Increases in births at less than 750 grams occurred for non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic women. Most of the increase occurred among mothers 20 to 34 years of age. Although multiple births contributed disproportionately, most of the increase in births at less than 750 grams occurred among singletons. Three hypotheses were evaluated to assess their possible impact on the increase in less than 750-gram births: possible changes in (1) the reporting of births or fetal deaths, (2) the risk profile of births, and (3) medical management of pregnancy. Although each of these factors may have contributed to the increase, the relative effects of these and other factors remain unclear. More detailed studies are needed to further explain the 2001–2002 infant mortality increase.

The Development of Italian Low- and Very-low-birthweight Infants from Birth to 5 Years: The Role of Biological and Social Risks

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-547
Author(s):  
Alessandra Sansavini ◽  
Mario Rizzardi ◽  
Rosina Alessandroni ◽  
Giuliana Giovanelli
Keyword(s):  
Test Scores ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
First Year ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Social Risk Factors ◽  
Very Low Birthweight ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Iq Scores ◽  
Intra Uterine Growth Retardation

This study attempted to determine how cognitive, motor, linguistic, and social competencies of preterm children develop from birth to five years in comparison with a group of fullterm children. The interaction between biological and social risks was considered in evaluating short- and long-term delays in development. The study was also designed to ascertain whether infant test scores of the first two years are predictive of later IQ scores. A total of 195 healthy Italian preterms (birthweight ≤ 2000 grams, without severe neonatal complications) were administered the Brunet-Lezine test at 6,12, and 24 months (corrected age), and 149 of them the Stanford-Binet test at 3,4, and 5 years (chronological age). The preterm group showed motor, cognitive, and social delays in the first year, linguistic delays until 24 months, and general cognitive delays until 5 years in comparison with the fullterm group. However, preterms' mean infant test scores and IQ scores fell within the normal range. The probability of delays in development was increased by the conditions of intra-uterine growth retardation and very-low-birthweight, and, after the first year of life, by a low level of paternal education. Brunet-Lezine test scores were predictive of later IQ scores, as were sex and parental education. In conclusion, preterm birth is correlated with delays in development, especially when it is associated with other biological and/or social risk factors.

scholarly journals Hospital admissions from birth to early adolescence and early-life risk factors: the 11-year follow-up of the 1993 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort study

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (10) ◽  
pp. 1980-1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana M. B. Menezes ◽  
Ricardo B. Noal ◽  
Juraci A. Cesar ◽  
Pedro C. Hallal ◽  
Cora Luiza Araújo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hospital Admission ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Hospital Admissions ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Birth Cohort Study ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Of Life

The aim of this prospective analysis was to describe the cumulative incidence of hospital admissions in the first year of life and between 1 and 11 years of age and to explore associated factors. Hospital admissions were collected through regular monitoring in the first year of life, and through maternal report on admissions between 1 and 11 years. Analyses were stratified by sex and adjusted for confounding factors. 18.1% of children were hospitalized in the first year of life, and 30.7% between ages 1 and 11 years. Among boys, hospital admission in the first year was associated with low family income, paternal smoking during pregnancy, preterm delivery, and low birthweight. Among girls, in addition to the variables described for boys, black/mixed skin color was also a risk factor for hospital admission. For admissions between 1 and 11 years of age, low family income and gestational age > 37 weeks were found to be significant risk factors.

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