scholarly journals Associations between Language at 2 Years and Literacy Skills at 7 Years in Preterm Children Born at Very Early Gestational Age and/or with Very Low Birth Weight

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 510
Author(s):  
Eveliina Joensuu ◽  
Petriina Munck ◽  
Sirkku Setänen ◽  
Jari Lipsanen ◽  
Mira Huhtala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Early Language ◽  
Preterm Children ◽  
Early Language Development ◽  
The Continuum

Preterm children (born <37 gestational weeks) who are born at very early gestational age (<32 weeks, very preterm, VP) and/or with very low birth weight (≤1500 g, VLBW) are at increased risk for language and literacy deficits. The continuum between very early language development and literacy skills among these children is not clear. Our objective was to investigate the associations between language development at 2 years (corrected age) and literacy skills at 7 years in VP/VLBW children. Participants were 136 VP/VLBW children and 137 term controls (a 6-year regional population cohort, children living in Finnish-speaking families). At 2 years of corrected age, language (lexical development, utterance length) was assessed using the Finnish version of the MacArthur–Bates Communicative Development Inventory and the Expressive Language Scale from Bayley scales of Infant Development, second edition. At 7 years, children’s literacy skills (pre-reading skills, reading, and writing) were evaluated. Statistically significant correlations were found in both groups between language development at 2 years and literacy skills at 7 years (r-values varied between 0.29 and 0.43, p < 0.01). In the VP/VLBW group, 33% to 74% of the children with early weak language development had weak literacy skills at 7 years relative to those with more advanced early language skills (11% to 44%, p < 0.001 to 0.047). Language development at 2 years explained 14% to 28% of the variance in literacy skills 5 years later. Language development at 2 years had fair predictive value for literacy skills at 7 years in the VP/VLBW group (area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) values varied between 0.70 and 0.77, p < 0.001). Findings provide support for the continuum between very early language development and later language ability, in the domain of literacy skills in preterm children.

Language Development in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Children: A Follow-Up Study

2004 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 108-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Jansson-Verkasalo ◽  
M. Valkama ◽  
L. Vainionpää ◽  
E. Pääkkö ◽  
E. Ilkko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Language Development ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Children ◽  
Follow Up Study

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 Pregnancy Outcome during the First COVID 19 Lockdown in Vienna, Austria

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3782
Author(s):  
Sylvia Kirchengast ◽  
Beda Hartmann
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Birth ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Pregnancy Outcome ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Extremely Low Birth Weight ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Gestational Length ◽  
Live Births

The COVID 19 pandemic represents a major stress factor for non-infected pregnant women. Although maternal stress during pregnancy increases the risk of preterm birth and intrauterine growth restriction, an increasing number of studies yielded no negative effects of COVID 19 lockdowns on pregnancy outcome. The present study focused on pregnancy outcome during the first COVID 19 lockdown phase in Austria. In particular, it was hypothesized that the national lockdown had no negative effects on birth weight, low birth weight rate and preterm birth rate. In a retrospective medical record-based single center study, the outcome of 669 singleton live births in Vienna Austria during the lockdown phase between March and July 2020 was compared with the pregnancy outcome of 277 live births at the same hospital during the pre-lockdown months of January and February 2020 and, in addition, with the outcome of 28,807 live births between 2005 and 2019. The rate of very low gestational age was significantly lower during the lockdown phase than during the pre-lockdown phase. The rate of low gestational age, however, was slightly higher during the lockdown phase. Mean birth weight was significantly higher during the lockdown phase; the rates of low birth weight, very low birth weight and extremely low birth weight were significantly lower during the lockdown phase. In contrast, maternal gestational weight gain was significantly higher during the lockdown phase. The stressful lockdown phase in Austria seems to have no negative affect on gestational length and newborn weight among non-infected mothers.

Aerobic Capacity of Preterm Children with Very Low Birth Weight at School Age and its Associated Factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-162
Author(s):  
Sabrina Pinheiro Tsopanoglou ◽  
Josy Davidson ◽  
Victor Zuniga Dourado ◽  
Ana Lucia Goulart ◽  
Marina Carvalho de Moraes Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Aerobic Capacity ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
School Age ◽  
Preterm Children

Catch-Up Growth and Supine Length/Height in Very Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age Preterm Infants

2011 ◽  
pp. 831-849
Author(s):  
Ingeborg Brandt ◽  
Elisabeth J. Sticker ◽  
Ruth Gausche ◽  
Michael J. Lentze
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Catch Up

scholarly journals Strabismus in very low birth weight and/or very preterm children: Discrepancy between age of onset and start of treatment

1995 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. R. Pott ◽  
J. Van Hof-van Duin ◽  
I. J. Heersema ◽  
W. P. F. Fetter ◽  
A. M. Schreuder ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Preterm Children ◽  
Very Preterm

28-Day Survival Rates of 6676 Neonates With Birth Weights of 1250 Grams or Less

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-17
Author(s):  
Dale L. Phelps ◽  
David R. Brown ◽  
Betty Tung ◽  
George Cassady ◽  
Richard E. McClead ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Small For Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Survival Advantage ◽  
Lower Birth Weight ◽  
Single Birth

Survival rates specific for birth weight, gestational age, sex, and race are described for 6676 inborn neonates who weighed less than 1251 g at birth and were born during 1986 through 1987. Overall 28-day survival increased with gestational age and birth weight, from 36.5% at 24 weeks' gestation to 89.9% at 29 weeks' gestation, or from 30.0% for neonates of 500 through 599 g birth weight to 91.3% for neonates of 1200 through 1250 g. The expected birth weight-specific survival advantage for female neonates and black neonates diminished when the data were controlled for gestational age, showing that certain previously reported survival advantages are based on lower birth weight for a given gestational age. Multivariate analysis showed that all tested variables were significant predictors for survival, in order of descending significance: gestational age and birth weight, sex, race, single birth, and small-for-gestational-age status. The powerful effect of gestational age on survival highlights the need for an accurate neonatal tool to assess the gestational age of very low birth weight neonates after birth.

Aerobic Capacity of Preterm Children with Very Low Birth Weight at School Age and its Associated Factors

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-162
Author(s):  
Sabrina Pinheiro Tsopanoglou ◽  
Josy Davidson ◽  
Victor Zuniga Dourado ◽  
Ana Lucia Goulart ◽  
Marina Carvalho de Moraes Barros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Aerobic Capacity ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
School Age ◽  
Preterm Children

Metabolic and energy balance in small- and appropriate-for-gestational-age, very low-birth-weight infants

1994 ◽  
Vol 83 (s405) ◽  
pp. 54-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
J-C Picaud ◽  
G Putet ◽  
J Rigo ◽  
BL Salle ◽  
J Senterre
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Energy Balance ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight Infants ◽  
Appropriate For Gestational Age

scholarly journals Peri-intraventricular hemorrhage in newborns weighing less than 1500 grams: comparative analysis between 2 institutions

2003 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 299-304
Author(s):  
Marinice Duarte da Ponte ◽  
Sérgio Tadeu Martins Marba
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Very Low Birth Weight ◽  
Maternity Hospital ◽  
State University ◽  
Gestational Age At Birth ◽  
Age At Birth

PURPOSE: This study aims to characterize the peri-intraventricular hemorrhages in the neonatal period in very low birth weight newborns in 2 institutions that provide neonatal tertiary assistance. METHOD: This was a comparative and observational study in 2 neonatal intensive care units, the Maternity Hospital of Campinas and the "Centro de Atenção Integrada à Saúde da Mulher" of the State University of Campinas, from December 01, 1998 to November 30, 1999. We examined 187 newborns for peri-intraventricular hemorrhages, using transfontanel ultrasound (76 and 11 respectively at the first and second unit), and classified them into 4 grades. We observed their gender, intrauterine growth, weight, and gestational age at birth. RESULTS: We diagnosed 34 cases of peri-intraventricular hemorrhages (13 and 21, respectively), and both groups differed as to the birth weight and the adequacy of weight to the gestational age at birth. There was no difference in the prevalence or extent of peri-intraventricular hemorrhages among cases. There was a statistically significant occurrence of lower birth weight at gestational ages of less than 30 weeks. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of peri-intraventricular hemorrhages in our study was compared to that reported in the world literature. Although the cases of the second institution had a smaller mean birth weight, the prevalence of peri-intraventricular hemorrhages was similar to that at the first institution, probably because in the first one, 69% of the gestational ages of the neonates with hemorrhage were less than 30 weeks as compared to 48% in the second one. We stress the importance of the ultrasonographic method for diagnosing peri-intraventricular hemorrhages in very low birth weight newborns.

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