ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2022
Linear Growth Trajectories, Catch-up Growth, and Its Predictors Among North Indian Small-for-Gestational Age Low Birthweight Infants: A Secondary Data Analysis.
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Impact of Promoting Community Initiated Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for Low Birth Weight Infants
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- Influence of maternal and neonatal continuum of care on the risk of intergenerational cycle of stunting: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Postnatal growth in small vulnerable newborns: a longitudinal study of 2 million Brazilians using routine register-based linked data.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Article
- Examining the burden and relationship between stunting and wasting among Timor-Leste under five rural children.PloS one · 2024Article
- Maternal weight, blood lipids, and the offspring weight trajectories during infancy and early childhood in twin pregnancies.World journal of pediatrics : WJP · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Low birthweight small-for-gestational-age (SGA-LBW) (birthweight below the 10th percentile for gestational age; SGA-LBW) infants are at an increased risk of poor postnatal growth outcomes. Linear growth trajectories of SGA-LBW infants are less studied in South Asian settings including India. Objectives: To describe the linear growth trajectories of the SGA-LBW infants compared with appropriate-for-gestational-age LBW (AGA-LBW) infants during the first 6 months of life. In addition, we estimated catch-up growth (ΔLAZ > 0.67) in SGA-LBW infants and their performance against the WHO linear growth velocity cut-offs. Additionally, we studied factors associated with poor catch-up growth in SGA-LBW infants. Methods: The data utilized came from an individually randomized controlled trial that included low birthweight (LBW) infants weighing 1,500-2,250 g at birth. A total of 8,360 LBW infants were included. For comparison between SGA-LBW and AGA-LBW infants, we presented unadjusted and adjusted estimates for mean differences (MDs) or risk ratios ( Results: Low birthweight small-for-gestational-age infants had a higher risk of stunting, lower attained length, and a lower LAZ score throughout the first 6 months of life compared with AGA-LBW infants, with differences being maximum at 28 days and minimum at 6 months of age. The linear growth velocity in SGA-LBW infants compared with AGA-LBW infants was significantly lower during the birth-28 day period [MD -0.19, 95% confidence interval ( Conclusion: Small for gestational age (SGA) status at birth, independent of gestational age, is a determinant of poor postnatal linear growth. Promotion of institutional deliveries, exclusive breastfeeding, and prevention and early treatment of pneumonia may be helpful to improve linear growth in SGA-LBW infants during early infancy. Clinical Trial Registration: [https://clinicaltrials.gov/], identifier [NCT02653534].
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