scholarly journals FULL-TERM SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE (SGA) INFANTS HAVE POORER MOTHER-INFANT INTERACTIONS AT 8 MONTHS AND LOWER VERBAL IQ AT 3 YEARS THAN APPROPRIATE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE (AGA) INFANTS. † 1622

1996 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 273-273
Author(s):  
Elaine Meyer ◽  
Cynthia Garcia Coll ◽  
Leslie Halpern ◽  
Theresa Leach ◽  
Adriana Ramos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Verbal Iq ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age

scholarly journals Neurodevelopment of small-for-gestational age infants: behavioral aspects in first year

2014 ◽  
Vol 72 (7) ◽  
pp. 517-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadete Mello ◽  
Heloisa Gagliardo ◽  
Vanda Gonçalves
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Full Term ◽  
First Year ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age ◽  
Test Materials ◽  
State Liability

The purpose of this study was to compare the behavior of full-term small-for-gestational age (SGA) with full-term appropriate-for gestational age (AGA) infants in the first year of life. We prospectively evaluated 68 infants in the 2nd month, 67 in the 6th month and 69 in the 12th month. The Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II were used, with emphasis on the Behavior Rating Scale (BRS). The groups were similar concerning the item “interest in test materials and stimuli”; there was a trend toward differences in the items “negative affect”, “hypersensitivity to test materials” and “adaptation to change in test materials”. The mean of Raw Score was significantly lower for the SGA group in the items “predominant state”, “liability of state of arousal”, “positive affect”, “soothability when upset”, “energy”, “exploration of objects and surroundings”, “orientation toward examiner”. A lower BRS score was associated with the SGA group in the 2nd month.

The Dietary Composition of Women Who Delivered Healthy Full-Term Infants, Preterm Infants, and Full-Term Infants Who Were Small for Gestational Age

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 495-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał Bobiński ◽  
Monika Mikulska ◽  
Hanna Mojska ◽  
Izabela Ulman-Włodarz
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Normal Birth Weight ◽  
Term Infants ◽  
Clinical Issue ◽  
Normal Birth ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gestational Duration

The impact of diet on the health of pregnant women remains an unresolved clinical issue. The aim of this study was to determine and compare the dietary intake of mothers who gave birth to full-term infants whose sizes were appropriate for gestational age (AGA), preterm birth (PTB) infants, and full-term infants who were small for gestational age (SGA). Of the 103 women who participated, 50 gave birth to AGA infants, 30 gave birth to PTB infants, and 23 gave birth to SGA infants. The composition of each woman’s diet was analyzed using a questionnaire completed 3 days postchildbirth. Findings revealed a number of differences between the groups. The percentage of energy obtained from fat and the calcium and lactose intake was all highest in Group AGA. The largest number of differences in intake of fatty acids (FAs) was observed among short- and medium-chain FAs. Lower levels of C4:0, C6:0, C8:0, C10:0, and C14:0 were observed in the diets of women in Group PTB than in Group AGA. C18:0 intake was also lower in Group PTB than in Group AGA. The reduced short-, medium-, and long-chain FA intake by women in Group PTB also affected the total saturated FA intake, which was lowest in that group. These findings suggest that, even in mothers giving birth to children with only slight deviations from normal birth weight or normal gestational duration, differences in diet can be identified, particularly regarding FA content, which may affect the health of the newborn.

Identification of growth patterns of preterm and small-for-gestational age children from birth to 4 years – do they catch up?

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 448-454
Author(s):  
Dirk Manfred Olbertz ◽  
Rebekka Mumm ◽  
Ursula Wittwer-Backofen ◽  
Susanne Fricke-Otto ◽  
Anke Pyper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Growth Patterns ◽  
Full Term ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Gh Therapy ◽  
Gh Treatment ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age ◽  
Catch Up

Abstract Background A legitimate indication for growth hormone (GH) therapy in children born too light or short at birth [small-for-gestational age (SGA)] exists in Germany and the European Union only if special criteria are met. Methods We conducted a longitudinal, multi-centered study on full-term appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA, n=1496) and pre-term born SGA (n=173) and full-term SGA children (n=891) in Germany from 2006 to 2010. We analyzed height, weight, body mass index (BMI) and head circumference. Results Pre-term or full-term born SGA children were shorter, lighter and had a lower BMI from birth until 3 years of age than full-term AGA children. The growth velocity of the analyzed anthropometric measurements was significantly higher in pre-term and full-term SGA children exclusively in the first 2 years of life than in AGA children. The criteria for GH treatment were fulfilled by 12.1% of pre-term SGA children compared to only 1.3% of full-term SGA children. Conclusion For children that do not catch up growth within the first 2 years of life, an earlier start of GH treatment should be considered, because a catch-up growth later than 2 years of life does not exist. Pre-term SGA-born children more frequently fulfill the criteria for GH treatment than full-term SGA children.

scholarly journals Electrophysiological study of hearing in full-term small-for-gestational-age newborns

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosanna Mariangela Giaffredo Angrisani ◽  
Marisa Frasson De Azevedo ◽  
Renata Mota Mamede Carvallo ◽  
Edna Maria de Albuquerque Diniz ◽  
Carla Gentile Matas
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Otoacoustic Emissions ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Auditory Evoked Potential ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Risk Indicator ◽  
Hearing Impairments ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age

PURPOSE: To describe the Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential (BAEP) results of full-term small-for-gestational-age newborns, comparing them to the results of full-term appropriate-for-gestational-age newborns, in order to verify whether the small-for-gestational-age condition is a risk indicator for retrocochlear hearing impairment. METHODS: This multicentric prospective cross-sectional study assessed 86 full-term newborns - 47 small- (Study Group) and 39 appropriate-for-gestational-age (Control Group - of both genders, with ages between 2 and 12 days. Newborns with presence of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions and type A tympanometry were included in the study. Quantitative analysis was based on the mean and standard deviation of the absolute latencies of waves I, III and V and interpeak intervals I-III, III-V and I-V, for each group. For qualitative analysis, the BAEP results were classified as normal or altered by analyzing these data considering the age range of the newborn at the time of testing. RESULTS: In the Study Group, nine of the 18 (38%) subjects with altered BAEP results had the condition of small-for-gestational-age as the only risk factor for hearing impairments. In the Control Group, seven (18%) had altered results. Female subjects from the Study Group tended to present more central alterations. In the Control Group, the male group tended to have more alterations. CONCLUSION: Full-term children born small or appropriate for gestational age might present transitory or permanent central hearing impairments, regardless of the presence of risk indicators.

Quality of Spontaneous General Movements in Full-Term Small for Gestational Age and Appropriate for Gestational Age Newborn Infants

1994 ◽  
Vol 25 (03) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. H. van Kranen-Mastenbroek ◽  
H. Kingma ◽  
H. Caberg ◽  
A. Ghys ◽  
C. Blanco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age ◽  
General Movements

Growth status of children and adolescents born small for gestational age at full term in Korea: data from the KNHANES-V

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 743-750
Author(s):  
Ji Hyun Kim ◽  
Dong Ho Kim ◽  
Jung Sub Lim
Keyword(s):  
Short Stature ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Full Term ◽  
Stunted Growth ◽  
Growth Status ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Parental Height

AbstractObjectivesSmall for gestational age (SGA) status is known to show stunted growth and results in short stature in adults. The aim of this study was to describe the current short stature in subjects born SGA in Korea and to assess catch-up growth (CUG) or non-CUG.MethodsWe analyzed data from 3,524 subjects (1,831 male) aged 1–18 years who were born as full-term singletons and who participated in the Fifth Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2010–2011).ResultsThe prevalence of SGA was 13.4% (n=471). Subjects born SGA had fathers with shorter height, shorter mother’s height, and mid-parental height than non-SGA subjects (p<0.05 for all). The odds ratios (ORs) for SGA birth of a short statured father and a short statured mother were 2.00 (95% CI; 1.15–3.47) and 2.11 (95% CI; 1.30–3.40), respectively. Among 471 SGA subjects, 28 subjects (5.9%) were non-CUG, which made up 36.4% of all subjects with short stature. The CUG subjects had a higher father's height, mother’s height, mid-parental height, and current BMI (p<0.05 for all). The non-CUG subjects had a higher percentage of fathers being near-short stature (height<10th percentile; 33.3 vs. 12.7%; p=0.008) and mothers being near-short stature (39.3 vs. 13.9%; p<0.001).ConclusionKorean subjects born SGA had a higher risk of current short stature. This population-based nationwide survey also showed that both father’s and mother’s short stature are risk factors of not only SGA birth but also non-CUG in their children.

Comparison of Phototherapy Results in Small-for-Gestational-Age and Appropriate-for-Gestational-Age Infants Weighing Less Than 2,000 Grams

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 75 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-441
Author(s):  
Joan E. Hodgman ◽  
Paul Y. K. Wu ◽  
Nathaniel B. White ◽  
Dolores A. Bryla
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Congenital Defects ◽  
Intrauterine Growth ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Similar Weight ◽  
Gestational Age At Birth ◽  
Evaluation Techniques

The infant who is small for gestational age (SGA) is more mature at birth than similar weight infants who are appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Whether the SGA infant behaves as does the larger gestationally equivalent infant, or whether there are specific changes related to intrauterine growth retardation is a matter of some interest in the understanding of the special needs of these infants. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) phototherapy study provided a large newborn population for whom birth weight, gestational age at birth, and, thereby, intrauterine growth were carefully assessed. Infants who weighed 2,000 g or more at birth were included in the study only when they became jaundiced, whereas infants who weighed less than 2,000 g at birth were routinely entered into the study. Consequently, this report will be limited to the lowbirth-weight population selected by birth weight. Too few SGA babies were present in the groups with greater birth weight to allow meaningful comparisons. PATIENT SELECTIQN All infants whose birth weight was less than 2,000 g were entered into the study at 24 ± 12 hours. Those excluded from the study were: (1) infants who died before 24 hours, (2) infants with serious congenital defects, and (3) infants whose mothers refused consent for study. The study population consisted of 922 infants surviving at 24 hours. Gestational age was calculated from the first day of the last menstrual period obtained from maternal history and also by the evaluation techniques of Dubowitz.25 Intrauterine growth was determined by plotting birth weight and gestational age on the Denver Intrauterine Growth Curves8; infants below the 10th percentile were considered SGA.

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