Association of Postnatal growth with birth weight, gestational age, sex and intrauterine growth in very low birth weight Infants

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-215
Author(s):  
Dr Rabindran chandran ◽  
◽  
Dr. Hemant Parakh ◽  
Dr. Ramesh J K ◽  
Dr. Prashant Reddy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Intrauterine Growth

New Postnatal Growth Grids for Very Low Birth Weight Infants

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 922-926
Author(s):  
Kelly Wright ◽  
Joan P. Dawson ◽  
Donna Fallis ◽  
Elanita Vogt ◽  
Vichien Lorch
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Growth Curves ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Body Weights ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age ◽  
Intensive Care Nursery

Objective. To generate contemporary postnatal growth curves for hospitalized very low birth weight infants. Design. Retrospective survey. Setting. Tertiary intensive care nursery. Patients. All surviving singleton, appropriate-for-gestational age infants with birth weight ≤1500 g, born January 1, 1987, to May 31, 1991, who did not develop necrotizing enterocolitis (N = 205). Measurements and results. Macronutrient intakes and body weights were recorded daily, with crown-heel length and occipital-frontal head circumference recorded weekly up to 105 days of age or hospital discharge, whichever occurred first. Growth curves were generated for four birth weight ranges: 501 through 750, 751 through 1000, 1001 through 1250, and 1251 through 1500 g. Compared to previously published growth curves, the current infants regained birth weight more quickly and exhibited larger average daily weight gains. These differences were most apparent in infants of lowest birth weight. Conclusions. The "premature growth grid" constructed by Dancis et al more than 40 years ago may no longer be a useful standard of early postnatal growth for present-day very low birth weight, appropriate-for-gestational-age infants. The new weight curves are a more accurate reflection of current in-hospital growth trends, especially for infants weighing ≤1000 g at birth.

scholarly journals Single-course antenatal corticosteroids is related to faster growth in very-low-birth-weight infant

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiajia Jing ◽  
Yiheng Dai ◽  
Yanqi Li ◽  
Ping Zhou ◽  
Xiaodong Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Weight Increase ◽  
Antenatal Corticosteroids ◽  
Lung Maturation ◽  
Growth Outcomes

Abstract Background Antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) treatment is critical to support survival and lung maturation in preterm infants, however, its effect on feeding and growth is unclear. Prior preterm delivery, it remains uncertain whether ACS treatment should be continued if possible (repeated course ACS), until a certain gestational age is reached. We hypothesized that the association of single-course ACS with feeding competence and postnatal growth outcomes might be different from that of repeated course ACS in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants. Methods A multicenter retrospective cohort study was conducted in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants born at 23–37 weeks’ gestation in South China from 2011 to 2014. Data on growth, nutritional and clinical outcomes were collected. Repeated course ACS was defined in this study as two or more courses ACS (more than single-course). Infants were stratified by gestational age (GA), including GA < 28 weeks, 28 weeks ≤ GA < 32 weeks and 32 weeks ≤ GA < 37 weeks. Multiple linear regression and multilevel model were applied to analyze the association of ACS with feeding and growth outcomes. Results A total of 841 infants were recruited. The results, just in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants born at 28–32 weeks’ gestation, showed both single and repeated course of ACS regimens had shorter intubated ventilation time compared to non-ACS regimen. Single-course ACS promoted the earlier application of amino acid and enteral nutrition, and higher rate of weight increase (15.71; 95%CI 5.54–25.88) than non-ACS after adjusting for potential confounding factors. No associations of repeated course ACS with feeding, mean weight and weight increase rate were observed. Conclusions Single-course ACS was positively related to feeding and growth outcomes in very-low-birth-weight preterm infants born at 28–32 weeks’ gestation. However, the similar phenomenon was not observed in the repeated course of ACS regimen.

scholarly journals Prediction of Postnatal Growth Failure among Very Low Birth Weight Infants

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soon Min Lee ◽  
Namhyo Kim ◽  
Ran Namgung ◽  
Minsoo Park ◽  
Kookin Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Growth Failure ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Postnatal Growth Failure

Pre-discharge growth pattern of very low birth weight infants (VLBW): A 5 year single center experience

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
S.H. Elbeely ◽  
M.A. AlQurashi
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Single Center ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vlbw Infants ◽  
The Mean

BACKGROUND: Very low birth weight infants born prematurely are at greater risk for growth delays that lead to Ex-utero Growth Restriction (EUGR) during vulnerable periods of organ structural and functional development. There is considerable evidence that early growth failure has adverse effects on long term neurodevelopment in children which often persists into adulthood. METHODS: This is a single-center cross-sectional study on live newborn infants with birth weight ranges from 500 to 1500 grams (VLBW) and gestational age (GA) between 24–32 weeks who were admitted to NICU at KAMC-Jeddah over a 5 year period (2009–2013). This study aims to evaluate predischarge growth pattern of VLBW infants in terms of weight, head circumference (HC) and length and to identify important variables that have influenced such growth pattern. RESULTS: Of the 135 infants included in the final analysis, 68 (50.4%) were male and 67 (49.6%) were female and the mean gestational age was 28.83±2.064 weeks and the mean birth weight 1166.74±256 grams. Ninety-two infants (68%) had discharge weight at ≤10th percentile and forty four (32%) had their weight >10th percentile. HC was the lowest affected among the anthropometric measurements with 42% ≤10th percentile. In terms of linear growth, 62% had their length ≤10th percentile. Amongst infants born ≤750 grams, 71% and 70% had HC and height at ≤10th percentile respectively, at the time of discharge. BPD was significantly associated with EUGR (p = 0.026). CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that almost 2/3rd of VLBW infants born at KAMC-Jeddah with birth weight ≤750 grams were discharged home with EUGR as demonstrated by their weight, length, and HC ≤10th percentile. BPD was found to be significantly associated with EUGR amongst post-natal factors influencing EUGR.

Impact of histological chorioamnionitis on postnatal growth in very-low birth weight infants

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Elsa García González ◽  
Montserrat Izquierdo Renau ◽  
Victoria Aldecoa-Bilbao ◽  
Alba Vergès Castells ◽  
Carlota Rovira Zurriaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Postnatal Growth ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants
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