ArticleSingapore medical journal2016
Failure to thrive in babies and toddlers.
Article in Singapore medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Breastfeeding assessment tools for at-risk and malnourished infants aged under 6 months old: a systematic review.F1000Research · 2020Pooled it
- Potential of Massage Therapy for Improved Growth and Development Among Infants Under 9 Months: A Systematic Scoping Review of Intervention Type, Technique, and Outcome.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
- Parents' awareness in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia regarding failure to thrive: A descriptive cross-sectional study.Saudi medical journal · 2022Article
- 100 days outcome of severe wasting in hospitalised infants <6 months of age.Public health nutrition · 2021Observational
- Failure to thrive in infant and toddlers: a practical flowchart-based approach in a hospital setting.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2021Article
- Anthropometric Criteria for Identifying Infants Under 6 Months of Age at Risk of Morbidity and Mortality: A Systematic Review.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2021Article
- Malnutrition and Medical Neglect.Journal of child & adolescent trauma · 2020Article
- Time to regain birth weight predicts neonatal growth velocity: A single-center experience.Clinical nutrition ESPEN · 2020Article
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3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Failure to thrive in a child is defined as 'lack of expected normal physical growth' or 'failure to gain weight'. Diagnosis requires repeated growth measurements over time using local, age-appropriate growth centile charts. Premature babies with appropriate growth velocity and children with 'catch-down' growth, constitutional growth delay or familial short stature show normal growth variants, and usually do not require further evaluation. In Singapore, the most common cause of failure to thrive in children is malnutrition secondary to psychosocial and caregiver factors. 'Picky eating' is common in the local setting and best managed with an authoritative feeding style from caregivers. Other causes are malabsorption and existing congenital or chronic medical conditions. Child neglect or abuse should always be ruled out. Iron deficiency is the most common complication. The family doctor plays a pivotal role in early detection, timely treatment, appropriate referrals and close monitoring of 'catch-up' growth in these children.
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