Postnatal growth in a cohort of Sardinian intrauterine growth-restricted infants
| Autor: | G. Virdis, Maria Grazia Clemente, Roberto Antonucci, Lino Argiolas, Maria Grazia Sanna, Salvatore Dessole, Giampiero Capobianco, Paolo Mattia Galasso, Mauro Giorgio Olzai, Francesco Dessole |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject Cephalometry lcsh:Medicine Intrauterine growth restriction General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Group B 03 medical and health sciences Child Development 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy medicine Humans MED/38 Pediatria generale e specialistica 030212 general & internal medicine MED/40 Ginecologia e ostetricia Fetal Growth Retardation 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Anthropometry General Immunology and Microbiology business.industry Body Weight lcsh:R Infant Newborn Parturition Infant Retrospective cohort study General Medicine Craniometry medicine.disease Italy Cohort Clinical Study Female Observational study business Infant Premature |
| Zdroj: | BioMed Research International, Vol 2017 (2017) BioMed Research International |
| Popis: | Recent studies have shown that infants with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) undergo catch-up growth during infancy. The aim of our study was to evaluate the postnatal growth in a cohort of IUGR infants born in a tertiary-level Obstetric University Hospital of Northern Sardinia. An observational retrospective study was conducted on 12 IUGR (group A) and 12 control infants (group B) by measuring the anthropometric parameters of weight (W), length (L) and head circumference (HC) from birth to the 3rd postnatal year. At birth, significant differences were found between group A and group B with regard to all the auxological parameters (W, mean 1846.6 versus 3170.8 g, p < 0.0001; HC, 30.1 versus 34.4 cm, p < 0.0001; L, mean 43.4 versus 49.4 cm, p < 0.0001). During the 1st year, 8 of 12 (70%) IUGR infants exhibited a significant catch-up growth in the 3 anthropometric parameters and a regular growth until the 3rd year of follow-up. The majority but not all infants born with IUGR in our series showed significant postnatal catch-up growth essentially during the first 12 months of life. An improved knowledge of the causes of IUGR will help to develop measures for its prevention and individualized treatment. |
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