Evaluation of a Mathematical Model for Predicting the Relationship between Protein and Energy Intakes of Low-Birth-Weight Infants and the Rate and Composition of Weight Gain

Chronic lung disease in prematurely born infants, defined as the need for increased inspired oxygen at 28 days of age, was thought to be more common in some institutions than in others. To test this hypothesis, we surveyed the experience in the intensive care nurseries at Columbia and Vanderbilt Universities, the Universities of Texas at Dallas, Washington at Seattle, and California at San Francisco, the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, and Mt Sinai Hospital in Toronto. The survey included 1,625 infants with birth weights of 700 to 1,500 g. We confirmed the relationship of risk to low birth weight, white race, and male sex. Significant differences in the incidence of chronic lung disease were found between institutions even when birth weight, race, and sex were taken into consideration through a multivariate logistic regression analysis. Columbia had one of the best outcomes for low birth weight infants and the lowest incidence of chronic lung disease.

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The Relationship between Hyperglycemia and Retinopathy of Prematurity in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Perinatology ◽

10.14734/pn.2017.28.4.127 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 127 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sung Keun Kim ◽

Jin Wan An ◽

Seung Hyun Lee ◽

Yeon Kyun Oh

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽

Very Low Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight Infants ◽

The Relationship

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Energy expenditure, energy balance, and composition of weight gain in low birth weight infants fed diets of different protein and energy content

The Journal of Pediatrics ◽

10.1016/s0022-3476(87)80019-7 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 110 (5) ◽

pp. 753-759 ◽

Cited By ~ 66

Author(s):

Karl F. Schulze ◽

Mark Stefanski ◽

Julia Masterson ◽

Regina Spinnazola ◽

Rajasekhar Ramakrishnan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Energy Balance ◽

Energy Expenditure ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Energy Content ◽

Low Birth Weight Infants

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Knowledge, Family Support and Self-Reliance Capital when Caring for Low Birth Weight Babies

Jurnal NERS ◽

10.20473/jn.v14i1.12734 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 10

Author(s):

Erlina Suci Astuti ◽

Nursalam Nursalam ◽

Shrimarti Rukmini Devy ◽

Risa Etika

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Family Support ◽

Strong Correlation ◽

Infection Prevention ◽

Maternal Knowledge ◽

Low Birth Weight Infants ◽

Low Birth Weight Babies ◽

Independent Variable ◽

The Relationship

Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) infants are very susceptible to illness.LBW treatment with the principle of preventing infection is very important athome. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship betweenmaternal knowledge and family support with the prevention of infection at home.Methods: This study used a correlation design. The samples were 160 motherswho had low birth weight infants with inclusion criteria mothers give birth tobabies weighing less than 2,500 grams with ages 0-2 months. The samples wereobtained through purposive sampling. The dependent variable was the mother'sability to prevent infection while the independent variable was the mother'sknowledge and family support. The instruments used were questionnaires. Thisresearch analyzed using Spearman Rho.Results: The results showed that there was a strong correlation betweenknowledge and the ability to prevent infection in treating low birth weight (r =0.696; p = 0.00) and that there was a moderate correlation between familysupport and infection prevention ability when treating a low birth weight (r =0.54. p = 0.000).Conclusion: Factors of maternal knowledge about infection prevention andfamily support need to be considered in increasing the ability of mothers to carefor babies with LBW. The factor of maternal knowledge about prevention ofinfection has a strong correlation value when compared to family support factors.Further research is needed on the model of increasing maternal knowledge aboutLBW infants during home care.

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