Weight Growth Charts from Birth to 6 Years of Age in Japanese Triplets

2008 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 641-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshie Yokoyama ◽  
Masako Sugimoto ◽  
Karri Silventoinen ◽  
Jaakko Kaprio
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
First Year ◽  
Growth Charts ◽  
Weight Growth ◽  
Growth Standard ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
And Child Health

AbstractWe analyzed the characteristics of weight growth and present the weight growth charts from birth to 6 years of age in Japanese triplets. The study included 366 mothers and their 1098 triplet children, who were born between 1978 and 2006. Data were collected through a mailed questionnaire sent to the mothers asking for information recorded in medical records. For these births, data on triplets' weight growth, gestational age, sex, parity, and maternal age at delivery were obtained from records in the Maternal and Child Health Handbooks, which is provided by the authorities after a report of pregnancy. Birthweight proved to be the strongest contribution on weight of triplets from 1 to 6 years of age. In addition, gestational age was also a significant contributing factor to weight from birth to 6 years of age. Moreover, males had a higher weight from birth to 6 years of age than females. Compared to the 50th percentile of the growth standard for the general population of Japan, the weight deficit of the triplets was more than 40% at birth (male, –1.28 kg; female, –1.28 kg), decreased within the first 1 year of age, and fluctuated between 4% and 9% until 6 years of age (male, –1.82 kg; female, –1.78 kg). In conclusion, triplets have lower birth weight than singletons and in spite of the rapid catch-up growth during first year of life they are behind singletons even in mid-childhood. This study provides growth curves for use in triplets.

Growth Charts of Length and Height from Birth to Six Years of Age in Japanese Triplets

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-327 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshie Yokoyama ◽  
Masako Sugimoto ◽  
Karri Silventoinen ◽  
Janne Pitkäniemi ◽  
Jaakko Kaprio
Keyword(s):  
Medical Records ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Birth Length ◽  
First Year ◽  
Growth Charts ◽  
Growth Standard ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
And Child Health

AbstractWe analyzed the characteristics associated with the growth in length and height of Japanese triplets from birth to 6 years of age and present the growth charts for them. The study included 354 mothers and their 1,061 triplet children, who were born between 1978 and 2006. Data were collected through a mailed questionnaire sent to the mothers asking for information recorded in medical records. For these births, data on triplets' length and height growth, gestational age, sex, parity, and maternal age at delivery were obtained from records in the Maternal and Child Health Handbooks, which is provided by the authorities after a report of pregnancy. Birth length showed the strongest contribution to height of triplets from 1 to 6 years of age. In addition, birthweight was also a significant contributing factor to height from 1 to 3 years of age. Compared to the 50th percentile of the growth standard for the general population of Japan, the length and height deficit of the triplets was approximately 15% at birth (male, –7.0 cm; female, –7.0 cm), decreased within the first year of age, and fluctuated between 2 and 5% until 6 years of age (male, –3.7 cm; female, –3.3 cm). In conclusion, triplets have lower birth length and subsequent height than singletons. In spite of the catch-up growth during the first year of life, they are behind singletons even in mid-childhood. This study provides height growth curves for triplets.

Increased Risk of Malaria During the First Year of Life in Small-for-Gestational-Age Infants: A Longitudinal Study in Benin

2018 ◽  
Vol 219 (10) ◽  
pp. 1642-1651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gino Agbota ◽  
Manfred Accrombessi ◽  
Gilles Cottrell ◽  
Yves Martin-Prével ◽  
Jacqueline Milet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
First Year ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Safety of potential breast milk exposure to IFN-β or glatiramer acetate

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. e757
Author(s):  
Andrea Ines Ciplea ◽  
Annette Langer-Gould ◽  
Anna Stahl ◽  
Sandra Thiel ◽  
Annette Queisser-Wahrendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Milk ◽  
Glatiramer Acetate ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
First Year ◽  
Motor Delay ◽  
Infant Outcomes ◽  
First Year Of Life

ObjectiveTo determine whether potential breast milk exposure to interferon-beta (IFN-β) or glatiramer acetate (GA) is safe for the infant.MethodsWe identified 74 infants born to 69 women with MS who breastfed under IFN-β (n = 39), GA (n = 34), or both (n = 1). Women had been enrolled into the German Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy Registry during pregnancy. Data were obtained from standardized, telephone-administered questionnaires completed by the mother during pregnancy and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months postpartum and the infant's take-home medical record.ResultsThe median duration of exposed breastfeeding was 8.5 months (wide interquartile range: 4.9–12.7 months). Physical growth curves during the first year of life were consistent with national, sex-specific growth curves. Median body measurements were consistent with national medians. Most children (n = 71, 96%) had normal motor and language development. Gross motor delay was reported in 3 children, of whom 1 remained delayed at last follow-up (3.9 years old) and 2 were normal by 0.9 and 4.1 years old. The proportion of children hospitalized at least once (girls n = 2, 7%, and boys n = 6, 14%) and the proportion of children with at least one episode of systemic antibiotic use during the first year of life (girls n = 7, 23%, and boys n = 8, 18%) are consistent with national averages.ConclusionPotential breast milk exposure to IFN-β or GA did not increase the risk of common adverse infant outcomes in the first year of life. Taken together with the benefits of breastfeeding and low biological plausibility of risk, women with MS who wish to resume IFN-β or GA postpartum can be encouraged to breastfeed.

Impact of intrapartum antibiotics on the infant gastrointestinal microbiome: a narrative review

2021 ◽  
pp. archdischild-2021-322590
Author(s):  
Laura Diamond ◽  
Rachel Wine ◽  
Shaun K Morris
Keyword(s):  
Gestational Age ◽  
Beta Diversity ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Alpha Diversity ◽  
First Year ◽  
Feeding Method ◽  
Alpha And Beta Diversity ◽  
Ovid Medline ◽  
First Year Of Life ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundThe composition of the infant gastrointestinal (GI) microbiome has been linked to adverse long-term health outcomes and neonatal sepsis. Several factors are known to impact the composition of the microbiome, including mode of delivery, gestational age, feeding method and exposure to antibiotics. The impact of intrapartum antibiotics (IPAs) on the infant microbiome requires further research.ObjectiveWe aimed to evaluate the impact of IPAs on the infant GI microbiome.MethodsWe searched Ovid MEDLINE and Embase Classic+Embase for articles in English reporting on the microbiome of infants exposed to IPAs from the date of inception to 3 January 2021. Primary outcomes included abundance and colonisation of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, as well as alpha and beta diversity.Results30 papers were included in this review. In the first year of life, following exposure to IPAs, 30% (6/20) of infant cohorts displayed significantly reduced Bifidobacterium, 89% (17/19) did not display any significant differences in Lactobacillus colonisation, 21% (7/34) displayed significantly reduced alpha diversity and 35% (12/34) displayed alterations in beta diversity. Results were further stratified by delivery, gestational age (preterm or full term) and feeding method.ConclusionsIPAs impact the composition of the infant GI microbiome, resulting in possible reductions Bifidobacterium and alpha diversity, and possible alterations in beta diversity. Our findings may have implications for maternal and neonatal health, including interventions to prevent reductions in health-promoting bacteria (eg, probiotics) and IPA class selection.

scholarly journals Fetal, neonatal, and post-neonatal mortality in the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort and associated factors

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Ramirez Varela ◽  
Bruna Celestino Schneider ◽  
Susana Bubach ◽  
Mariangela Freitas Silveira ◽  
Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Birth Cohort ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
First Year ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Neonatal Deaths ◽  
First Year Of Life

This study aimed to describe fetal, neonatal, and post-neonatal mortality and associated factors in participants of the 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) birth cohort. The child mortality sub-study followed up all deaths in the first year of life. Data were collected on intrauterine fetal deaths (weight ≥ 500g and/or gestational age ≥ 20 weeks), neonatal deaths (< 28 days of life), and post-neonatal deaths (from 28 days to the end of the first year of life). Descriptive analyses using the Pearson chi-square test and a multinomial logistic regression to estimate the risk of fetal, neonatal, and post-neonatal deaths compared to live infants in the cohort (reference group) were performed. Data from 4,329 eligible births were collected, of which 54 died during the fetal period. Of the 4,275 eligible live births, 59 died in the first year of life. An association between fetal, neonatal, and post-neonatal deaths (OR = 15.60, 7.63, and 5.51 respectively) was found, as well as less than six prenatal consultations. Compared to live infants, fetal deaths were more likely to occur in non-white mothers, and neonatal deaths were 14.09 times more likely to occur in a preterm gestational age (< 37 weeks). Compared to live infants, infants that were born in a C-section delivery had 3.71 increased odds of post-neonatal death. Additionally, neonatal deaths were 102.37 times more likely to have a low Apgar score on the fifth minute after birth. These findings show the need for early interventions during pregnancy, ensuring access to adequate prenatal care.

Epidemiology of Surgical Procedures, Anesthesia, and Imaging Studies by Gestational Age during the First Year of Life in Medicaid-Insured Infants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas H. Taenzer ◽  
Reto M. Baertschiger ◽  
Cecilia Ganduglia Cazaban ◽  
Rebecca E. Evans ◽  
Megan Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Procedures ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
First Year ◽  
Imaging Studies ◽  
First Year Of Life

Neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with esophageal atresia: risk factors in the first year of life

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bevilacqua Francesca ◽  
Ragni Benedetta ◽  
Conforti Andrea ◽  
Braguglia Annabella ◽  
Gentile Simonetta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Esophageal Atresia ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Of Life

Summary Data on neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants born with esophageal atresia (EA) are still scarce and controversial. The aims of our study were to evaluate motor and cognitive development during the first year of life, in patients operated on of EA and to investigate potential risk factors for motor and cognitive development both at 6 and 12 months. This is an observational prospective longitudinal study in a selected cohort of type C and D EA infants enrolled in our follow-up program from 2009 to 2017. In order to exclude possible confounding factors, the following exclusion criteria were applied: (i) gestational age ≤ 32 weeks and/or birth weight ≤ 1500 g; (ii) genetic syndrome or chromosomal anomaly known to be associated with neurodevelopmental delay; (iii) neurologic disease; (iv) esophageal gap ≥three vertebral bodies. Patients were evaluated at 6 and 12 months of life (corrected age for infants with a gestational age of 32–37 weeks) with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development—3rd Edition. In our selected cohort of EA infants, 82 were evaluated at 6 months and 59 were reevaluated at 12 months. Both Motor and Cognitive average scores were within the norm at both time points. However, we report increased number of infants with motor delay with time: 14% at 6 months and 24% at 12 months. Multiple regression analysis for Motor scores at 6 [F(4,74) = 4.363, P = 0.003] and 12 months [F(6,50) = 2.634, P = 0.027] identified (i) low birth weight, (ii) longer hospital stay and (iii) weight &lt; fifth percentile at 1 year as risk factors. Interestingly, average Cognitive scores also increased with time from 85.2% at 6 months and 96.6% at 12 months. Multiple regression models explaining variance of Cognitive scores at 6 [F(4, 73) = 2.458, P = 0.053] and 12 months [F(6, 49) = 1.232, P = 0.306] were nonsignificant. Our selected cohort of EA patients shows, on the average, Motor and Cognitive scores within the norm both at 6 and 12 months. Nevertheless, the percentage of infants with Motor scores below the average increases regardless gestational age. None of clinical and sociodemographic variables taken into consideration was able to predict cognitive development both at 6 and 12 months whereas risk factors for Motor development change during the first year of life. Healthcare providers should pay particular attention to patients with low birth weight, longer hospital stays and weight under fifth percentile at 1 year. Future studies should include long-term outcomes to reveal possible catch up in motor development and/or possible findings in Cognitive scores.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE METABOLIC STATUS OF CHILDREN OF THE FIRST YEAR OF LIFE WITH PROTEIN-ENERGY DEFICIENCY DEPENDING ON THE GESTATIONAL AGE AT BIRTH

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (7) ◽  
pp. 405-410
Author(s):  
I. V. Gorbacheva ◽  
O. U. Kuznetsova ◽  
F. N. Gilmiyarova ◽  
D. V. Pechkurov ◽  
L. N. Vinogradova
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Protein Energy Malnutrition ◽  
Transferrin Saturation ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
First Year ◽  
Content Increase ◽  
Term Infants ◽  
Protein Energy ◽  
First Year Of Life

Comparative analysis of energy-plastic exchange indicators in mature and premature children of the first year of life in the development of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) was carried out. Unidirectional changes are revealed, including an increase in creatinine, lactate and creatine phosphokinase activity levels, suggesting a n increasing muscle mass deficit against the background of glucose anaerobic oxidation activation. In preterm infants, glucose and triacylglicerine levels decrease, which reflects uncompensated insufficiency of energy substrates and, accordingly, ATP level. Multidirectional deviations in metabolism are pyruvate and ATP content: increase in full-term infants and decrease in preterm infants, that should be taken into account when monitoring condition of children with PEM. A significant decrease of pyruvic acid in preterm infants against the background of the levels of total protein, albumin, hemoglobin, and transferrin, not exceeding reference values, can obviously testify to the active use of this integral metabolite to maintain the fund of substituted amino acids. Development of this pathology in both mature and premature infants creates a pre-morbid background for iron deficiency anemia-diagnostic panel, which should be supplemented by calculation of transferrin saturation coefficient. Regardless of gestational age in childbirth during the formation of PEM, the lipid spectrum is rearranged according to atherogenic type: at normal values of total cholesterol, there is a significant increase in low and very low density lipoproteins with an increase in the atherogenicity coefficient. This singles out children with the pathology in question as a risk group for the development of the atherosclerotic process later, which justifies the recommendation to control the lipid profile in children of the first year of life.

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